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 began. … Continue reading

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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 small-scale open markets. … Continue reading

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Visual Observation: Beijing Tiananmen Square

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