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Day Dreamer
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What is that monument?
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June 17, 2011, 04:32:26 AM »
Ever notice how no one can explain what, why or who built it
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Day Dreamer
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June 17, 2011, 04:41:38 AM »
Give the architect a shake
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June 17, 2011, 01:28:06 PM »
Great topic to explore - and great photos
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randyjac
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June 18, 2011, 11:43:27 AM »
Just in case someone wants to compare architecture in China with Soviet-style blocks, they should come to see some of the latest erections. Combine fengshui with a larger spending capacity, and the result is interesting!
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china-matt
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June 19, 2011, 05:07:01 AM »
I used to live down the street from the top picture in the second set. That's the Haiwang Building in Nanshan district, Shenzhen. Met a guy here in New Jersey that lived there.
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Thanks china-matt. We stopped off at Shenzhen when we went to HK. Clean modern city.
Here in Changchun, they built a castle! Why? Because they can
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June 19, 2011, 05:44:02 AM »
Quote from: Day Dreamer on June 19, 2011, 05:32:27 AM
Thanks china-matt. We stopped off at Shenzhen when we went to HK. Clean modern city.
It still has nice bits though, unclean and unmodern, but they are not easy to find.
The clean, modern parts are terminally dull, imho.
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china-matt
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June 19, 2011, 05:48:25 AM »
DD, Shenzhen clean? I guess in some parts, just not the parts I frequented.
That castle looks a bit like a prison.
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