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Luxury consumption on Jinbao Street

Posted on 2011-11-16 by Interns

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

Posted on 2011-09-22 by Jeremy Goldkorn

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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The rich lives of coal bosses

Posted on 2007-10-11 by Joel Martinsen

Coal bosses from Tangshan (唐山) buy a surprising amount of luxury items in Beijing. Also, Xia Yaozhou (夏耀周) builds a city in Yunnan.

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