Besides the once ironic but now overly clichéd soviet socialist realism often used in propaganda, post Cultural Revolution China has had a dearth of decent art. Only in the past decade or so have people started to rock out with their cocks out when it comes to art. Still, innovation and artistic ability are not […]

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Anyone seen my coke stash? I’ve got some art to create and I need to be in the right state of mind…

798 was a former military industrial complex, used by the commies in the 50’s with some help from the East Germans and their Russian comrades. What’s fascinating is that several of the factories within […]

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A part of my excursion to the nation’s capital during the Labour Day weekend was a little side trip to the recently refurbished Qianmen Street. Qianmen means front gate, cause the street runs right in front of the front gate to a certain infamous square and the Forbidden City.
Naturally I picked a day of the […]

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Like most utopian paradises, China has a strict visa regime in place to make sure that the undesirables are kept out. Just slide by your local expat dive to see that it’s working super awesome, just like everything else the central government plans. The process of applying for them isn’t difficult; it’s that they’re about […]

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