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China To Open World’s Largest Duty-Free Mall
Aimed at stemming the flow of Chinese tourist-shoppers abroad, the pilot duty-free program launched by the Chinese government in Sanya two years ago is about to get a whole lot… Read More
Zaha Hadid’s Sprawling New Cultural Complex Takes Shape In China
After winning the design commission in 2011, Zaha Hadid Architects recently broke ground on the Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre, a massive new cultural complex in Changsha, Hunan province. Read More
Daily Dose Of Culture: French Realism & Philharmonic In Shanghai, Beijing’s 798 Facelift
A roundup of culture news from this week, from the Musee d'Orsay's wide-ranging exhibition at the China Art Museum, to the New York Philharmonic's partnership with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra,… Read More
“China Is One Of The Most Exciting Places To Be An Architect Right Now”
Jing Daily recently exchanged a Q&A with John Puttick of Make Architects, covering his firm's plans for expanding in second-tier Chinese cities, the current state of the architecture scene in… Read More
China Unveils Latest (And Largest) Knockoff: An Entire “Austrian Village”
Chinese companies have long been known for their ability to replicate technology or products from around the world, but this weekend, one of the country's largest "cloning" projects -- an… Read More
Chinawood Calling: Bruno Wu & Tianjin Plot $1.2 Billion Film Complex
With buzz around "Hollywood co-productions" building in China, and the number of these co-productions increasing by the year, Chinese investors (and even cities) are looking to get in on the… Read More
Will China Soon Get Its Own “Burj Beijing”?
Put this story in the believe-it-when-I-see-it file, but Chinese media reports this week that a Saudi-Chinese consortium is planning a seven-star hotel, partially modeled after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai,… Read More-
Chinese Developer To Build Africa’s Tallest Building In Ethiopia
Although final details have yet to be released, what we do know is that the 58-story building will house a five-star hotel and stand four stories higher than Africa's current… Read More -
Jumeirah Group’s First VENU Hotel Slated For Shanghai
This week, Dubai's Jumeirah Group signed an agreement with the Shanghai Zendai Group to build the first VENU hotel, Jumeirah's newest five-star marque, in Shanghai. Read More -
Two Huge Shopping Developments Open In Shanghai Ahead Of World Expo
While MixC's second-tier strategy is likely the future of high-end retail in China, new luxury mall construction continues to roar ahead in top-tier markets. In preparation for the Shanghai World… Read More
