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  • 12/08/2016
Dramatic footage has emerged of a skyscraper being blown up to protect and revive an ancient city in China.

The video, filmed in Datong, Shanxi Province on Monday, shows a 90-metre high building collapsing to the ground following a loud explosion.

According to local reports, the city had plans to conserve an ancient city nearby so the large modern building had to go.

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