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China’s Knock-Off Cities and Western Architectural Copycatting, What Does This Mean?

January 2, 2013 by Wade Shepard 8 Comments

China has perhaps always had a penchant for replicating the architecture of other powerful cultures through the ages. From the Qin Dynasty building … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Architecture Knock Offs, China Tagged With: Architecture Copycatting, Western Traditions in China

A Visit to Hallstatt, China: An Austrian Village Cloned

December 31, 2012 by Wade Shepard 4 Comments

I descended a hill and rounded a bend, said hello a security guard decked out in some kind of Germanic military uniform, then walked out onto a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Architecture Knock Offs, China, Strange News Tagged With: China Economic Development, Guangdong Province, Hallstatt - China, Western Traditions in China

Christmas in China

December 27, 2012 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

I found myself standing beneath a 40 foot Santa Claus puppet in the streets of Taizhou's bar district. It was dancing Gangnam style. My wife was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Celebrations, Changing China, China, Culture and Society Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas Shopping, New Global Culture, The New China, Western Traditions in China

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