; j$ K2 P2 }1 t( V“它的经济如此庞大,”拉西拉最后说,“但我一直奇怪,为什么我们没有看到更多的象我们一样的人搬到这里呢?!” / T6 X d M z( b2 o - \' g9 P# H8 W( C
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Sherri Lassila, left, her children Connor, 1, and Anya, 3, and Chinese children watch a musician play at an antique shop in Beijing.& Q" n$ d( r/ m* G
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A crowd gathers at a Beijing market to look at Connor, son of venture capitalist Erik Lassila and his wife, Sherri, formerly of Woodside; Connor's blond hair is a rarity in China. $ i2 w! W) `8 }7 X+ X* } 9 P% F; g. }0 z- f! r1 |, A, ] 0 ]2 u4 D' X5 [# G; IVenture capitalist Gary Rieschel, who said he was drawn to China by its around-the-clock intensity, leaves a subway train on the way to a meeting in Shanghai.8 q* [" f0 u7 t+ S1 @, q. R' k
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Peggy Liu, right, checks on her sons and their nannies while driving her minivan in Shanghai. Her family moved from Los Altos in 2004.2 N0 m$ \) z" z+ h
$ ?; o6 m% c+ I6 ^1 _1 E& d $ `: a( G& j; E! a* j, e2 ]% qSami Melcher, 11, standing, and sister Miranda Melcher, 12 play at home in Beijing.