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To Silence Discontent, Chinese Officials Alter Workweek
Louisa Lim, npr.orgHow do you prevent protests in China? Move the weekend.
That’s the Orwellian step taken by local authorities in the southwestern city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. May 4 is a sensitive date commemorating an…
Architectural Density in Hong Kong
With seven million people, Hong Kong is the 4th most densely populated places in the world. However, plain numbers never tell the full story. In his ‘Architecture of Density’ photo series, German photographer Michael Wolf explores the jaw-dropping urban landscapes of Hong Kong. He rids his pictures of any context, removing any sky or horizon line from the frame and flattening the space until it becomes a relentless abstraction of urban expansion, with no escape for the viewer’s eye.
Editor’s Note: Co-signed.
I keep forgetting I lived here for a while.
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Micro-Apartments : Ballardian Living Conditions in Hong Kong City
via SOCKS100,000 of Hong Kong City labourers live in sub-divided apartment units averaging 40 square feet (3.7 sqm), with rents standing up at nearly $1,300 a square foot, 35% higher than New York City.
The Ballardian living conditions in one of the most densely populated city in the world, are documented in areportage released by the “Society for Community Organization” an HK-based advocacy organization. All the cramped units are depicted from the only vantage point able to capture the entire surface: the ceiling.
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Two earthquake survivors eat instant noodles outside the tent in a middle school on April 22, 2013 in Baoxing county of Ya An, China.
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Two earthquake survivors eat instant noodles outside the tent in a middle school on April 22, 2013 in Baoxing county of Ya An, China.
[Credit : Feng Li/Getty Images]
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“I never thought I would sacrifice my own youth to experience a life totally different from anyone else. I sold my life after the age of 25. My every day is organised by their demands. I stopped making my own decisions,” says Chen.
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Shanghai’s Dead Pigs: Search For Answers Turns Up Denials
Frank Langfitt, npr.orgShanghai’s Dead Pigs: Search For Answers Turns Up Denials NPR All Things Considered
More than a week has passed since thousands of dead pigs were first discovered floating in a river in Shanghai, but authorities have yet to explain fully…
身体 Body
yan jing 眼睛=eyes (first tone jing)
yan jing 眼镜=glasses (fouth tone).
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No one from the mainland has won any Oscars. Why? Because there’s no freedom in creativity and film production, only propaganda, which has lead to a decline of culture. In a society where political praise sings louder than Oscars, no one is able to create great art.
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The Three Gorges Dam, Yichang
Heavy Snow Hits East China
Security guard Du Jinqian makes snow birds on the steps in front of a bank where he works on February 19, 2013 in Hangzhou, China. Heavy snow hit large areas of east China on Tuesday.
Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images
Very sweet :)
汉字的演化 Evolution of Chinese Characters
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Tensions and disagreements told in text and photos by Sim Chi Yin in The New York Times
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Fireworks illuminate the city’s skyline in Hong Kong on February 11, 2013 for the Chinese Lunar New Year.
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Fireworks illuminate the city’s skyline in Hong Kong on February 11, 2013 for the Chinese Lunar New Year.
[Credit : Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images]
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Celestial Seasons
Olivia Martin, dwell.comAs we head into the Year of the Snake celebrations this week, New York gallery Barry Friedman Ltd gears up to present contemporary Chinese artist Wang Wusheng at a solo exhibition, “Celestial Realm,” from March 7-April 27. Wusheng, whos…
Wang Wusheng
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Happy New Year! Have a good Snake year〜
