Tag Archives: wealth

It’s just that we can’t see them – reflections on class and poverty

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published on the Chinese web, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. Over the last thirty years, along with remarkable economic development, China has seen the gap … Continue reading

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Luxury consumption on Jinbao Street

Inhwa Chung and Lucy March are currently interning at Danwei. They have spent several weeks researching stores and consumers on one of Beijing’s luxury shopping streets by talking to sales staff and customers. Jinbao Street screams wealth. Jinbao (金宝) means “gold and … Continue reading

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Luxury cars of Golden Treasure Street

Danwei’s Beijing offices are on Jinbao Street (金宝街). “Jinbao” means “golden treasure”, a tacky new name with no history: the street is the brainchild of real estate developer Chen Lihua, who is the subject of the chapter titled “The Rich … Continue reading

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Beijing is China’s wealthiest town, according to Hurun

Beijing ranks on top of the list of mainland China’s provincial-level municipalities for having the highest number of the country’s richest people

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Beijing sweltering this summer

The hot weather in Beijing is likely to end on June 28, reports today’s Beijing News.

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