An inside look at one of China’s first Taobao villages

January 9, 2018 by Jason Li

Over on e-flux, Stephan Petermann takes us on a narrated tour of Dong Feng, one of the first “Taobao villages” in China:

When we arrive in Dong Feng in the spring of 2017, the number of Taobao shops has increased from the initial three to nearly 16,000, with an average density of more than three per capita, the highest…

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Anti-shanzhai memes, copycat gamemakers and Korean popstars

July 28, 2014 by Jason Li

Left: Puzzle & Dragons. Right: Tower of Saviors. Image sources: AppAdvice, USGamer. — **Left:** *Puzzle & Dragons*, made in Japan in 2012. **Right:** *Tower of Saviors*, made in Hong Kong in 2013. (Image sources: AppAdvice, USGamer .)

This month, South Korean boy band sensation Big Bang arrives in Hong Kong as the newly-minted spokesperson…

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An inside look at one of China’s first Taobao villages

Anti-shanzhai memes, copycat gamemakers and Korean popstars