First take small towns, later cities.

先取小城市，后取大城市。

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First performed by male farmer artists in the countryside, Yue opera was later developed into a popular performance in cities.

越剧最初是由农村的男性农民表演的，后来发展成为在城市流行的表演。

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It made its backers rich. Financiers in the Washington,D.C., area also knew what canals meant to cities like Venice in Italy and Tsaritsyn - later called Stalingrad and Volgograd - in Russia.

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