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Jeepneys in the Philippines

January 3, 2015 by Wade Shepard 5 Comments

The streets of the Philippines are dominated by brazenly colored, heavily ornamented, black exhaust smoke belching, military jeep inspired vehicles. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Bus Travel, Culture and Society, Philippines, Transportation Tagged With: Baguio, Jeepneys, Manila, Philippines Culture, Philippines Transportation, Top Feature

Cosplay in China

October 10, 2014 by Mitch Blatt Leave a Comment

Throngs of high school and college girls were lined up for half an hour or longer to see men and women dressed like cartoon characters. When the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art and Music, Articles, China, Culture and Society Tagged With: Chinese Culture, cosplay, Nanjing

Can Chinese Shopping Malls Become Centers of Culture?

February 19, 2014 by Wade Shepard 1 Comment

Imagine if you didn't just go to the mall to shop. Imagine if shopping malls were places full of museum-like exhibits, performances, cultural shows, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, China, Culture and Society, Urbanization Tagged With: Changing China, Chinese Culture, Chinese Urbanization, Consumer Culture, Shopping Malls

What Life is Like Inside A Shanghai Migrant Worker Village

February 18, 2014 by Wade Shepard 1 Comment

“They are like deserters from village life and lonely birds in the city.” -Li Jiuxin, Tsinghua University Walking on the scaffolding stacked up the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, China, Culture and Society Tagged With: China, Inequality in China, Migrant Workers, Migrant Workers in China, Nanhui, Shanghai

Renovating Traditional Chinese Buildings as an Alternative to Destroying Them?

October 27, 2013 by Wade Shepard 2 Comments

TAIZHOU, Jiangsu - The Wūyā Cafe is an oddity in Taizhou. It is a trendy cafe bar with a retro design that is popular with Chinese college students … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Articles, Changing China, China, Culture and Society, Development, Disappearing Traditions Tagged With: Chinese Architecture, Destruction of Traditional Architecture, Destruction of Traditional Communities, Historic Buildings, Jiangsu Province, Taizhou

Demolition Of Ancient Communities Still Going Strong In China

October 24, 2013 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

TAIZHOU, Jiangsu, China - "Beijing has lots of preserved buildings, why can't Taizhou?" Mrs. Zhang asked as we stood on the second floor outdoor patio … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Changing China, China, Culture and Society, Development, Disappearing Traditions Tagged With: Changing Culture, Dalian Group, Destruction of Traditional Architecture, Destruction of Traditional Communities, Development, Jiangsu Province, Taizhou, Wanda Plaza, Wang Jianlin

Why Starbucks In China Is So Expensive

October 23, 2013 by Wade Shepard 5 Comments

"The Chinese people, they know nothing about coffee, all they know is that they look rich drinking it," a Taiwanese owner of a small cafe in Jiangsu … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, China, Culture and Society, Food, News, Status Tagged With: Cafes, Chinese Culture, New Rich Culture, Starbucks, Status, Status Symbols

Fenghuang: Another Ancient Chinese Tourist Trap

September 2, 2013 by Wade Shepard 13 Comments

Fenghuang is what happens when China doesn't destroy its ancient cities. In 2001, Fenghuang, a county in the far west of Hunan province, was a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, China, Culture and Society, Hunan, Miao Culture, Tourism Tagged With: China Economic Development, Fenghuang, Tourism Development

A Look at the Largest Human Migration in History: Ecological Migrants in Guizhou, China

August 23, 2013 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

They call them ecological migrants. They are 2 million villagers from Guizhou province whose mountainous environs have been deemed unsuitable for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Changing China, China, Culture and Society, Urbanization Tagged With: Guizhou Relocation, Songtao

Inside Manzhouli, China’s Russian City

July 15, 2013 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

Manzhouli is a place on the edge. Literally, it sits at the edge of China, Russia, and Mongolia. Its name even means "In Manchuria." Up until the 1991 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture Knock Offs, Articles, China, Culture and Society, Inner Mongolia, Russian Culture Tagged With: Western Architecture

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