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- ↑ "Saana Wang: Hujialou" (in Finnish). Photographic Centre Nykyaika . Retrieved 13 November 2020.
Valokuvataiteilija Saana Wang (s. 1979) on asunut Pekingissä useaan otteeseen eri mittaisia ajanjaksoja.
