June 8th, 2007
China - Urban
Start thinking about the urban aspects of the China mission. Find a relevant web page, discuss your expectations, post!
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I stumbled across the following article, Invisble City by Jonathon Watts, while searching for urban issues in China. The first thing it made me realise was the sheer number of urban centres in China with more than a 1,000,000 inhabitants - 90! I remember my first trip to the south coast of Tasmania and wondering ‘where is everyone?’ So much beautiful land and so few people. Well that’s clearly not the case in China. I’m daunted by the prospect of being surrounded by just so many people when we go to China in Oct/Nov.
Then I read on and I was quickly intrigued by the individuals the author meets and interviews. Who inspires you more? The bangbang man, the spiderman, the industrialist or one of the others?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1731061,00.html#article_continue
July 2nd, 2007 at 8:52 pmEnvironmental issues frequently start in and around urban centres as a result of human development ‘exerting immense pressure on the natural environment’. Read the following article and consider the three main areas of concern for China’s urban environments.
Are we any better?
How do our standards in air polution and waste management compare with China’s.
http://www.china.org.cn/english/2005/Jun/130945.htm
July 2nd, 2007 at 9:03 pmI was recently shown this slideshow created by journalist, James Fallows. He is a former speech writer for President Carter and editor of US News & World Report and The Atlantic Monthly. He moved to China in 2006 and has been reporting on a country he’s known first-hand for over 20 years. Watch this slideshow that he narrates and enjoy his first impressions of your coming destination.
http://www.theatlantic.com/slideshows/fallows-china/
July 3rd, 2007 at 6:36 pmThis is another slideshow of James Farrows’, called ‘Made in China’. In it he talks about the urban issues ‘of an invented metropolis’, ShenZhen, and the lifestyle of the chinese inhabitants as they produce the world’s products.
Imagine life as a young person working in ShenZhen. Is life all work? What do people do in Shenzhen for recreation?
http://www.theatlantic.com/slideshows/made-in-china/
July 3rd, 2007 at 7:01 pmIs it true that everything (like DVD’s) is illegally copied in china?
July 26th, 2007 at 12:03 pmyeah, the laws in china say that you can sell pirated disks as long as you don’t make more than $13,000. But there isn’t any effective way for the government to tell
July 30th, 2007 at 2:59 pmthats funny swinja. are you expecting to buy pirated copies in China?
July 30th, 2007 at 3:03 pmPerhaps… By the way 1.00 AUD = 6.42648 CNY (Chinese Yuan)
July 30th, 2007 at 3:09 pmhow much would a pair AF1’s cost you in CHina?
July 30th, 2007 at 3:11 pma lot less then they would here. they’ll be cheap copies though and may not be a good standard.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:13 pm