Shenzhen Noted: old trees
It’s true, there’s a category of cultural relic known as “old tree (古树)”. These old trees root the community in histories that stretch back to the late Ming Dynasty (early 1600s). Moreover, their…...
View ArticleShenzhen Noted: nationalism despite the state
Steampunk + kung fu + colonialism + the Qing Dynasty = Tai Chi 1: Start At Zero (太极1：从零开始). The plot is simple and the pace full-throttled. There is a village, where kung fu… Read More →
View ArticleShenzhen Noted: czc entr’acte
The entr’acte between a thriving urban village and its gentrification into mall-burbia occurs as developers scramble to get the last hold outs to sign compensation packages. To ensure that noone moves...
View ArticleShenzhen Noted: scale of gentrification, buji
Gentrification in Shenzhen not only means displacing the working poor, but also rescaling the city. In Buji, the process has just begun and thus the palatable violence of this transformation is more...
View ArticleShenzhen Noted: the shape of space: buji village #1
In the urban villages around the Old Buji Market (布吉墟), alleys and narrow roads wind upward, accomodating dense settlement and inadvertant public spaces. The most notable feature of the space is the...
View ArticleShenzhen Noted: shangbu
One of Shenzhen’s first administrative zones (管理区) and former commune, Shangbu (上步) disappeared from the Municipality’s administrative nomenclature during the restructuring of 1990. Nevertheless,...
View ArticleShenzhen Noted: the view from the top, circa 1997
The 69th floor observatory of the Diwang Building remains an important tourist destination, albeit something of a time capsule. The Diwang building was completed in time to celebrate the Return of...
View ArticleShenzhen Noted: cancer village map
On May 6, 2009, Deng Fei (邓飞) published the “Cancer Village Map” which documented reports on villages where cancer rates were significantly higher than elsewhere in the country. Three days ago, the...
View ArticleShenzhen Noted: shenzhen good samaritan law passed
Inquiring minds want to know: what is Shenzhen’s Samaritan Law? Well, it’s actually its being referred to as “the good person law (好人法)” and ims to protect good Samaritans from being sued by… Read...
View ArticleShenzhen Noted: this day in history…
The Shenzhen Archive Information Web (深圳档案信息网) has been uploading monthly records of important Shenzhen matters (深圳大事记). Years 2002 through 2009 have been uploaded and it is possible to learn that ten...
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