Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
02/02/2019
27/01/2019
27/05/2018
Mahjong (麻雀)
Mahjong was one of my top discoveries during my last visit to China. I appreciate its aesthetic and meaning of the pieces: Winds, dragons, etc. A nice way to go deeper in Chinese culture.
Do you know where Mahjong pieces are come from? I think they come from a Mahjong tree.
20/01/2018
Chinese calendar for 2018

What a stylish calendar! It's mass produced and even so it feels so full of quality and good design. And of course 100% Chinese looking.
Btw, this 2018 is Dog's year.
10/01/2018
15/11/2017
China 2.0
I came back to Shanghai recently. The point which surprised me the most since my first visit ten years ago, in 2007, was the massive use of QR codes. Actually when I landed in China, a guy was giving small papers with QR codes. They look a kind of visiting cards to my eyes. Welcome to China 2.0.
They are in everywhere. This together with the use of Wechat creates a digital scenario where nobody uses real money. Even money is not accepted in some shops.

Street vendors use this technology and save a lot of time. It's much more hygienic. Better for everyone.
They are in everywhere. This together with the use of Wechat creates a digital scenario where nobody uses real money. Even money is not accepted in some shops.
Street vendors use this technology and save a lot of time. It's much more hygienic. Better for everyone.

It's also used for publicity, etc. I suggest placing a QR code in Mao's forehead, in his official portrait, linked to his red book or whatever other lectures.
13/03/2013
12/05/2012
17/04/2011
Imágenes de Shanghai en construcción
01/04/2011
Retrato de China actual
17/03/2011
02/01/2011
16/11/2010
22/10/2009
China superpower
La capacidad de producción de China no tiene límites, al menos aparentemente. Pueden reventar cualquier mercado internacional sin nadie que pueda competir al mismo nivel; de momento ya lo han hecho con los juguetes, muebles y zapatos. Aunque el mensaje oficial aboga en favor de la calidad de los productos argumentando que los bajos niveles de fiabilidad es una cosa superada, la realidad es que todo lo que se produce en China, por el mero hecho de salir de allí, es de dudosa reputación.
Para un observador europeo decir que China tiene un potencial descomunal es un tópico, a menudo se da por sabido y apenas se le otorga importancia, pero uno no es verdaderamente consciente del fenómeno hasta que no está literalmente rodeado por infinidad de productos y trabajadores incansables sin horario alguno.
21/10/2009
La gran cola
Leshan, China
Nunca vi una cola similar en ningún otro lugar. Durante uno de los dos días festivos al año en China, los propios chinos visitan lugares turísticos, como el gran buda de Leshan. No forman grupos, como los turistas japoneses, sino ríos de gente. Nadie que no sea chino puede aguantar la espera en semejante cola. Se puede decir que, en ocasiones, la masa humana china tiene comportamiento de insectos.
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Article published in IDEAT China last year.













