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Shenzhen's Huaqiangbei markets are a world-famous landmark, virtually impossible to picture to anyone who hasn't been there: Endless racks of every electronic component and product you can think of, packed side by side in thousands of little stores stretching across multiple floors in a cluster of buildings in Shenzhen. It's more than a geeky tourist attraction, of course, with many tech trends emerging from a place where it's so easy to combine parts to create something crazy, like the hoverboard or fidget spinner. But as Masha found, stores are closing down. Is Huaqiangbei a relic of the past?

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