Visual Observations
Comparison of China vs. US Internet Users
The New York Times tech blog recently posted an article entitled, “China Lets a Hundred Social Networks Bloom (sort of)“
The post itself does a decent job introducing the current state of China’s Internet/Social Media space. I found that the chart above does a great job depicting the age range for who is actually using the [...]
What happened to Beijing’s hutongs?
The image above (brought to us by Michael) shows what once was a traditional hutong community that has been demolished in preparation for future urban builiding projects. Beijing used to be full of hutong communities before the construction boom began. These single-level communities were not efficient for urban planning, so many have been demolished and [...]
Where do Beijing skyscrapers come from?
Visual Observation - Grocery Shopping
China’s rising middle-class has a variety of options when it comes to grocery shopping. In Beijing we have Carrefour, Wal-Mart and other specialty stores like Jenny Lou’s. Many Chinese people, however, buy their meat and produce at small-scale open markets. The Chinese apartment complex that I currently call home has a small market with a [...]
Visual Observation: Beijing Tiananmen Square
Visual Observation: An Urban Transformation
The rapid speed at which Beijing and many other Chinese cities are transforming is a well-known fact. Here is just one example brought to us by Michael:
When its doors opened in 1893, Rui Fu Xiang earned its reputation as one of the “original eight†Chinese department stores. An example of longevity and adaptation, the store [...]
Visual Observations
In Chinese it’s “百闻ä¸å¦‚一è§,†the English equivalent is “a picture is worth a hundred words.†While I can write on and on about China, there are just some things you need to see for yourself.
I have teamed up with Michael Martina an extremely talented Beijing-based photographer whose work has appeared on the AP wire as [...]
