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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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Parents of kidnapped children take to streets in Dongguan

New Express: hundreds of parents took to street to distribute fliers with information about their missing children in Dongguan yesterday.

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