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 … Continue reading

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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

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Where do Beijing skyscrapers come from?

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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

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Visual Observation: Beijing Tiananmen Square

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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 … Continue reading

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Visual Observations

In Chinese it’s “百闻不如一见,” 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 yoursel

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