The new Shanghai stock exchange is built in the shape of a hollowed square to help trap positive energy, a nod to the ancient geomantic rituals of feng shui.

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Now round in shape, they have also been square and rectangular.

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The fight to shape free citizens in schools, through the media and in the public square goes on.

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