ubcsala [china] 2007

Old traditional courtyard houses in Beijing now be covered by glass shell and used as restaurant

Traditional Shanghai Lilong

Lives in Lilong

‘Regeneration’ project in Shanghai Xintiandi
In Beijing and Shanghai, we see a lot of traditional houses and communities being knocked down, or ‘restored’. Confronted with this concept, I often doubt whether those deserve protection are protected, and […]

Stone lion in mausoleum of Sun Yat-sen

Stone lion in front of Bank in Beijing

Steel lion in Shanghai street.

Lion dance

Wooden lion in the pavilion in Garden of the Humble Administrator
When a typical Chinese, like me, is asked where to find lions in China, the answer would probably be at the zoo. Indeed, it is rather difficult […]