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China at the Crossroads:
BLOGGING ABOUT HUI CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND DAILY LIFE IN URBAN CHINA
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Views from the 8(th floor): Xining's XinQian International Plaza and the effects of urban renewa
Xining's Cheng Dong District in the city's east end is older than the rapidly expanding western district. While the the western part of...
David R. Stroup
May 24, 20165 min read
Public Space, Chinese Square Dancing (Guangchang Wu, 广场舞), and Identity in Xining
Many of the discussions regarding the political implications and outcomes of urban planning describe the ways in which urban spaces allow...
David R. Stroup
May 10, 20165 min read
Yinchuan's Tale of Two Cities: what we mean when we talk about urban renewal (part 3)
The East is Red Plaza is Changing! Wangfujing Plaza is Coming! -An advertisement for a new shopping mall development in Yinchuan's Old...
David R. Stroup
Apr 2, 20165 min read
Building a More "文明" (civilized) and "卫生"(hygienic) Jinan: sanitation and public
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a number of public service advertisements that I had been seeing in and around Jinan's Hui Quarter. As a...
David R. Stroup
Oct 28, 20156 min read
Five years in the life of a changing city: visualizing Jinan's urban development through photos
How does one measure and observe urban renewal? To be sure, lots of measures exist. Tracking the amount of spending on infrastructure....
David R. Stroup
Oct 21, 20157 min read
Arabic and Identity in urban Hui communities
Walking through Jinan this week in the Hui Quarter, I've been distracted by a set of signs. They're official and issued by the local...
David R. Stroup
Oct 13, 20154 min read
Preservation and Gentrification in Dashila'er's Historic Hutongs: What we mean when we talk
As Beijing Design Week arrives, I turn my attention to the part of my project that concerns urban renewal. This week numerous exhibits in...
David R. Stroup
Sep 29, 20159 min read
Chai Qian (拆迁) and China: What we mean when we say "urban renewal"
Spend any time in urban China, and you'll see it: the blinding speed with which urban landscapes change. Leave a city for a year, and...
David R. Stroup
Aug 30, 20155 min read
Homecoming
建设美丽幸福济南 Build a Beautiful, Prosperous Jinan My first couple weeks in China have been primarily in places that I've only visited briefly,...
David R. Stroup
Aug 6, 20157 min read
What's New is Old Again: "山寨 Antiquity" and redeveloping China's cities
As I mentioned previously on this site, Nanjing, my current base of operations, is a city with a lot of character, and a long, important...
David R. Stroup
Jul 18, 20155 min read
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