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The streets in the sky
Subtitle:
Chongqing
high-rise building
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hills
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pedestrian bridge
High above the mist
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Tibet
mountains
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snow
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tibet
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wild nature
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yak
Paper art in temples
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xishuangbanna
banknote
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buddah
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colorful
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flowers
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golden
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paper
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religious
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temple
Font shops
Subtitle:
Kunming
colorful
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design
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graphic
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grid
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light
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plastic
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shop
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sign
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type
People and embroidery in xinjie
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Yuanyang, Yunnan
colorful
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costume
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embroidery
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fabric
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people
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shop
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traditional
A Tibetan moon landscape
Subtitle:
qinghai
mountains
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snow
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tibet
Zaha Hadid’s Soho skeleton (the original)
Subtitle:
Wangjing - Beijing
concrete structure
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construction site
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skeleton
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Soho
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Zaha Hadid
A race has started between Zaha Hadid’s building for Soho Wangjing and its copycat version in...
demolishing old city
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Chongqing
brick
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demolition
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materials
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mingong
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old city
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people
Ghost cars
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Beijing
car
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grey
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vehicle
Vertical courtyards
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Wang Shu Architect — Hangzhou
CBD
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high-rise building
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Wang Shu
Completed in 2006, this is the only high density residential compound that Wang Shu accepted to...
Old bricks in business district
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Ningbo
brick
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CBD
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grey
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high-rise building
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skyline
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Wang Shu
Ningbo new CBD has risen out of the ground in a few years and is still...
Workers
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Chongqing
bulldozer
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construction site
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construction techniques
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earth
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mingong
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people
Abandoned Wonderland
Subtitle:
Beijing
abandonned
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concrete structure
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countryside
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fields
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landscape
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materials
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ruin
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set
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suburbs
Wonderland is an abandoned amusement park located in Chenzhuang Village in Beijing’s suburbs. It was supposed...
Men facing the view
Subtitle:
Chongqing
construction site
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landscape
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pedestrian bridge
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people
Chongqing, also known as the mountain city, is reputed for its steep relief, its hanged up...
Along the river
Subtitle:
Chongqing
high-rise building
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infrastructure
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Jialing river
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landscape
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water
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Yangzi river
exterior design in a lilong
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Shanghai
courtyard
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design
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domestic
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garden
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installation
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lilong
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materials
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objects
The lilong is an urban housing typology that developed in Shanghai between 1850 and 1950. Lilong settlements are composed...
Hardware and plastic shops
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Misc chinese cities
colorful
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installation
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light
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objects
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people
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plastic
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shop
In the biggest chinese megapolis as in the smallest provincial cities, one can find speciality hardware...
Doors replacement
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Hutongs - Beijing
door
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hutong
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materials
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plastic
Grid layouts in small shops
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Misc chinese cities
domestic
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grid
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layout
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objects
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plastic
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shop
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type
In all chinese cities one can find shops for various objects, settled sometimes in small or...
Pastel facades
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Hong Kong
colorful
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façade
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high-rise building
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window
In Hong Kong most of the buildings respect the same color chart, regardless of the period...
Tuen Mun
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Hong Kong
colorful
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high-rise building
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hills
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mountains
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new territories
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suburbs
Tuen Mun (屯門) is a mainly residential area in the North West New Territories. Located between...
Lights on people
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Kowloon - Hong Kong
food
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light
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market
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night
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people
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set
In Kowloon markets every sellers respect the same color chart for lights, using the typical red...
Urban mist #1
Subtitle:
Chongqing
at dusk
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concrete structure
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grey
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high-rise building
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Jiefangbei
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megalopolis
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skyline
Chongqing is currently one of the fastest-growing megalopolises on the world. Every year...
Traces
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Chongqing
brick
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demolition
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materials
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old city
In Chongqing, time can be read through constructions stratums. They appear through colors, styles and construction...
A hutong demolition
Subtitle:
Beijing
brick
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demolition
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hutong
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traditional
Pet market
Subtitle:
Guangzhou
installation
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market
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pet
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plastic
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shop
Colored facades
Subtitle:
Chongqing
colorful
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façade
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high-rise building
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window
The high plateau
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Aba — Sichuan
landscape
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tibet
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yak
Aba is located between Songpan and Ma’er kang on a 4000 meters high plateau.
Saturated spaces
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Kowloon - Hong kong
food
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installation
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light
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market
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mobile shop
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objects
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plastic
A neo-classical compound
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Jiangbei district — Chongqing
high-rise building
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monorail
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ornamentation
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residential compound
For demolition
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Old city of Chongqing
colorful
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demolition
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materials
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old city
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拆 (chai)
In the contemporary Chinese city, the character 拆 (chai) has become very common since one decade....
Artifical hedges
Subtitle:
Chongqing
artificial hedge
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street
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tree
Artificial hedges draw a border around the demolition /construction sites within the city. They act as...
Serial balconies
Subtitle:
Chongqing
balcony
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bow-window
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façade
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grid
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serial
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window
Light on jade
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Guangzhou
jade
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light
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market
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people
Cranes skylines
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Guangzhou
cargo ship
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construction techniques
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crane
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urban village
Manufacture of cargo ships located on the banks of the Pearl river.
The city beyond the sea
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Hong Kong from Shenzhen
grey
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new territories
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Pearl River Delta
From Shenzhen seaside, one can see the new territories of Hong Kong, where the city is...
Urban mist #2
Subtitle:
Chongqing
at dusk
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grey
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high-rise building
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skyline
From above
Subtitle:
Chongqing
mobile shop
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outdoor activity
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street food
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taxi
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top view
Chongqing is famous for still having a very strong outdoor life, especially thanks to the mobile...
Efficiency is life
Subtitle:
Shenzhen
advertising
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construction techniques
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workers
|
ZES
Shenzhen, situated on Hong Kong border, is one of the fastest growing city in the world....
Galaxy soho opening
Subtitle:
Dongcheng - Beijing
curves
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light
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mall
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night
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Soho
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white
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Zaha Hadid
OMA in the mist
Subtitle:
Shenzhen
CBD
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OMA
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Rem Koolhaas
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stock exchange
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ZES
Totems
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Jiuzhaigou — Sichuan
landscape
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reflection
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totem
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water
Jiuzhaigou valley is one of the most visited nature reserve in China. Located in a Tibetan...
Colours in Yonghegong
Subtitle:
Beijing
colorful
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materials
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rain
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temple
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traditional
Bricks in Caochangdi
Subtitle:
Chaoyang District — Beijing
Ai Weiwei
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art
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art gallery
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brick
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Caochangdi
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Urs Meile
Located in the north-east of Beijing just across the 5th ring road, the Caochangdi art community...
New traditionnal siheyuan
Subtitle:
Beijing
brick
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concrete
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construction techniques
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hutong
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old city
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siheyuan
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tradition
The century city
Subtitle:
Chengdu
contemporary art
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grid
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Liu Jiakun
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MOCA
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public space
Blured landscapes
Subtitle:
Jiuzhaigou — Sichuan
blur
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colorful
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Juizhaigou
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reflection
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water
Concrete structures
Subtitle:
"Century city" CBD — Chengdu
CBD
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concrete structure
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grid
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skeleton