While most travelers come to this great land in order to see the famous structures it has erected – ancient walls, temples, and fortresses, or even the more recently built stadiums and towers – they regrettably miss out on another important, and arguably more impressive, sightseeing possibility. Here, not only can one witness marvels of [...]
Jun 08, 2009 | Categories: China, This Ridiculous World Guide | Tags: bricks, destruction, detritus, Humor, Progress, Rubble, sight-seeing, smashing, social commentary, Tourism | Leave A Comment »
Dear Man Building a Brick Wall Over a Glass One, That reminds me of something I once heard, an old Confucian proverb, perhaps: “Don’t build walls in front of windows,” I think it was. Something about possibilities, I suppose, or vision. Sound advice, though a little self-evident. Of course, the building of walls is part [...]
Feb 13, 2009 | Categories: China, Letters to Whomever, Nanjing | Tags: bricks, chinese people, edgar allan poe, immurement, spring festival, walls, workers | Leave A Comment »
Totally Awesome Picture of the week 52 “Makin it civilized, makin it fine, oh, we’re building a wall, so they can knock down mine!” – verse one of the contemporary workers tune Ode to the Hutongs A renaissance of blue-collar work-related musical creativity seems to be occurring throughout China. “Along with spreading capitalistic tendencies for [...]
Dec 10, 2008 | Categories: China, Totally Awesome Picture of the Week, Yichang | Tags: blue collar, blues, bricks, chinese culture, Construction, folk music, music, social commentary, walls | Leave A Comment »
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Jul 06, 2008 | Categories: China, Traces of Progress, Yichang | Tags: bricks, buildings, children, Chinese kids, Construction, dirt, playgrounds, Rubble | Leave A Comment »
This Ridiculous World Guide: China – Rubble
While most travelers come to this great land in order to see the famous structures it has erected – ancient walls, temples, and fortresses, or even the more recently built stadiums and towers – they regrettably miss out on another important, and arguably more impressive, sightseeing possibility. Here, not only can one witness marvels of [...]
Jun 08, 2009 | Categories: China, This Ridiculous World Guide | Tags: bricks, destruction, detritus, Humor, Progress, Rubble, sight-seeing, smashing, social commentary, Tourism | Leave A Comment »