Tag Archives: universiade
launching
These past few days, rain has cleared Shenzhen skies and when the sun comes out, everything sparkles. Yesterday, I followed the rays to the Spring Cocoon, which has been opened … Continue reading
Jiujie / Nantou / Xin’an Old Town
Years ago, I published becoming hong kong, razing baoan, preserving xin’an, an academic paper on urbanization as the ideology informing the construction of the Shenzhen SEZ. Part of that paper included an … Continue reading
… and it ends with Revelations
Yesterday, I heard a rumor and a comment about that rumor, which have me thinking about the importance and fluidity of “reputation” in the absence of any trusted news media … Continue reading
binhe road pedestrian overpasses
So. As part of Shenzhen’s spit and polish for the universiade, some pedestrian overpasses got makeovers. In particular, overpasses in the Futian section of Binhe were turned into a sort … Continue reading
rumors of excess: the shenzhen universiade
I’ve been talking to people about how much Shenzhen spent on the Universiade and the rumors are flying. According to a report from the Expenditures Department, Shenzhen Municipality budgeted 17.39 亿元 … Continue reading
of smog, environmental and political
As the Universiade closed, Shenzhen’s clear skies and bright sun caused a friend to jokingly speculate that, “Even Heaven is cooperating with the Municipal Government [to put on a great … Continue reading
that was then
Wandered over to the Shenzhen Bay sports stadium, where people took pictures of themselves in front of universiade installations and topiary. To give a sense of what is meant by … Continue reading
back online
Back. And yes, coming into Hong Kong International Airport, I noticed the extensive advertising for the Universiade, more wonderfully, blue skies welcomed me. Limiting the number of cars in Shenzhen … Continue reading
a facelift is only skin deep: dongmen
Universiade facelifts continue and, along certain paths in the city – the global, neoliberal, middle class paths – one walks through rubble under tarps and past construction sites. Nevertheless, several … Continue reading
Shenzhen’s neoconfucian movement seeps into official discourse, again
Last night at a bus stop, happened upon Shenzhen’s latest universiade campaign and yes, its Confucian quotes about welcoming guests and behaving in civilized fashion. The neoconfucian quotes are part of … Continue reading
