On the rails round China with no fixed intinerary- obviously there is a great deal going on in shanghai and beijing- and about those any suggestions, but also where are the new hotspots and untouched delights
Any suggestions-
Please can i have archinects most comprehensive travel guide......
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Shenzhen is a city like none other in the world, certainly fascinating. In the past 10-20 years it has boomed from being a small village of less than 100,000 to being a viable city of 10 million +. For better or worse, it represent a lot of what China is up to right now, both administratively and architecturally.
In Shanghai, lilong housing (their traditional type) is a must see, and in particular an area called (phoenetically) Shin Tiendy (sorry I have no idea how it should be spelled, but say it out loud and someone will surely know what you mean. Shin Tiendy was once a lilong neighborhood that was taken over by the government and converted into a trendy leisure area with new nightlife etc. It bustles, but at the expense of those who used to call it home (who have now been relocated to some other surely less desirable place)...
In Beijing, make a point to see some Hutong housing (their traditional type). They are quickly being razed in favor of high-rise offices and apartments. Also, you may find offices (such as Urbanus, a local firm in Beijing with an office in Shenzhen) that are willing to show you what they are up to. Urbanus Beijing is working on a building for the 2008 olympics. It's hot.
China CHina, in major City, there's always "Two systems, one country" things going on, 2 price system toward outsiders and locals, if you dont watch out, you will have to pay more.......
Shanghai Xintiandi actually have a website in English, an urban renewal project, by American, it's like SOHO in CHINA.....
Bejing Hutong area offer a lot short tour packages, with English signs too, they even have a tour that offer you to make dumpling with locals, and dine at their own Hutong house (this is DESIGNED for foreigners)......
and if you have the guts, I highly recommend you to take a look at the following NPR radio link w/pictures, across whole china in a week, you get to see the REAL CHINA.....
well maybe - but i don't think that the usa in cuba is much better;
but this post is about what to see in one of the most historically and geographically interesting parts of the world - where an incredible amount of development and change is taking place, and what the best/most relevant and interesting parts of that change are to see, and what the highlights are...
please add
One place I would highly recommend is, the Jiuzhaigou Valley in Sichuan Province, the province where the Pandas are........a stunning natural wonder, actually, when you look at the pictures, you wonder how the pictures was retouched by photographic technique, and yet, when you are really there, it does looks like what you see in the pictures, full of rich colors, and also, its also an area full of Tibetan cultural heritage......a must see....
In New York City, you get to see the channel 134 - CCTV9 , the official Chinese propaganda English channel, other then the regular brainwashing news channel, they actually have not too bad documentary and tour programme, it's all about local people, life and some places to go.....a good research work you can do before you really get your feel on that funky land !!!!
CHINA CHINA EVERYWHERE
On the rails round China with no fixed intinerary- obviously there is a great deal going on in shanghai and beijing- and about those any suggestions, but also where are the new hotspots and untouched delights
Any suggestions-
Please can i have archinects most comprehensive travel guide......
Thanks.
Shenzhen is a city like none other in the world, certainly fascinating. In the past 10-20 years it has boomed from being a small village of less than 100,000 to being a viable city of 10 million +. For better or worse, it represent a lot of what China is up to right now, both administratively and architecturally.
In Shanghai, lilong housing (their traditional type) is a must see, and in particular an area called (phoenetically) Shin Tiendy (sorry I have no idea how it should be spelled, but say it out loud and someone will surely know what you mean. Shin Tiendy was once a lilong neighborhood that was taken over by the government and converted into a trendy leisure area with new nightlife etc. It bustles, but at the expense of those who used to call it home (who have now been relocated to some other surely less desirable place)...
In Beijing, make a point to see some Hutong housing (their traditional type). They are quickly being razed in favor of high-rise offices and apartments. Also, you may find offices (such as Urbanus, a local firm in Beijing with an office in Shenzhen) that are willing to show you what they are up to. Urbanus Beijing is working on a building for the 2008 olympics. It's hot.
Check out these pictures by Liao Yusheng on figure-ground
Here's a starter...
Wish I could take pictures like he can...
China CHina, in major City, there's always "Two systems, one country" things going on, 2 price system toward outsiders and locals, if you dont watch out, you will have to pay more.......
Shanghai Xintiandi actually have a website in English, an urban renewal project, by American, it's like SOHO in CHINA.....
http://www.xintiandi.com/site/ibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?section=11132
Bejing Hutong area offer a lot short tour packages, with English signs too, they even have a tour that offer you to make dumpling with locals, and dine at their own Hutong house (this is DESIGNED for foreigners)......
Bejing tour site in English
http://english.bjta.gov.cn/
and if you have the guts, I highly recommend you to take a look at the following NPR radio link w/pictures, across whole china in a week, you get to see the REAL CHINA.....
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2004/aug/china_road/
China is gonna take over the world in 5 years............just watch.
It's gonna be like BLADERUNNER................
ohgod! theyll torture us all!!
a few shocking details:
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA170072005?open&of=ENG-CHN
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA170042005?open&of=ENG-CHN
browse the whole package here:
http://web.amnesty.org/library/eng-chn/index
it's a totally disgusting situation over there.
well maybe - but i don't think that the usa in cuba is much better;
but this post is about what to see in one of the most historically and geographically interesting parts of the world - where an incredible amount of development and change is taking place, and what the best/most relevant and interesting parts of that change are to see, and what the highlights are...
please add
One place I would highly recommend is, the Jiuzhaigou Valley in Sichuan Province, the province where the Pandas are........a stunning natural wonder, actually, when you look at the pictures, you wonder how the pictures was retouched by photographic technique, and yet, when you are really there, it does looks like what you see in the pictures, full of rich colors, and also, its also an area full of Tibetan cultural heritage......a must see....
http://www.jiuzhaigouvalley.com/English/index.htm
In New York City, you get to see the channel 134 - CCTV9 , the official Chinese propaganda English channel, other then the regular brainwashing news channel, they actually have not too bad documentary and tour programme, it's all about local people, life and some places to go.....a good research work you can do before you really get your feel on that funky land !!!!
program website:
http://www.cctv.com/english/index.shtml
program receiving info:
http://www.cctv.com/english/20030731/101125.shtml
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