While I am in Chengdu, I am trying to talk to anyone I can who is part of this new economy here. One person I talked to asked me what my article was going to be about, and I told him that I didn’t know because I hadn’t talked to enough people yet. But this… [Read More]
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Fashion Ephemera
I like to dress nicely and snag a bargain as much as the next lady. I also know that cheap clothing is bad for the environment and bad for workers. All the cognitive dissonance makes me crazy! Really, what does it mean to be fashionable? I can’t buy clothes in Chengdu, so the fashion I… [Read More]
Candy Art
This is a sucker I bought at Chengdu People’s Park. You pay 5 yuan and take a turn at the spinner; you win a sucker in the design that it stops on. The proprietor pours caramelized sugar out on a slab in the winning design. The dragon is the best design, because it is the… [Read More]
Endless Construction
The hotel where I’m staying is on the Second Ring Road, which is being more or less rebuilt to accommodate all of the traffic. Hence, there is continuous construction in both directions – crazy, huh? This is life in China’s cities in 2012. By the way, I also took pictures on the street, and a… [Read More]
