Rise of the Chinese Bourgeois

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  • Rush hour pedestrians emerge from the subway tunnel that connects Tian An Men square to the train station, Beijing City, Aug. 2007.
  • The construction of high rises behind Hai Jing Long Yuan, the main hotel in Nan Dai He beach resort, He Bei province, China, Aug. 2007. China's economy boom has bred the largest bourgeois - thus the sharpest change of lifestyle - the country has ever seen.
  • A boy poses for a photograph with the guards at Tian An Men, Aug. 2007.
  • A book store at the 798 Art District, Aug. 2007. Holding a thriving artist community, the area is often compared with New York's SoHo, famous for its unique architectural style among 50-year old decommissioned military factories.
  • The weekend crowd of Nan Dai He beach, a famous resort in He Bei province, China, Aug. 2007. China's economy boom has bred the largest bourgeois - thus the sharpest change of lifestyle - the country has ever seen..
  • Visitors exit Tian An Men as the entrance wall is undergoing reconstruction, Aug. 2007. The old-new contrasts of China were widely manifested.
  • The new China Central Television (CCTV) headquarter is under construction in Beijing's Central Business District, Aug. 2007. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren, it is set to be completed in time for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
  • A resident of one of the Hu Tong (old alley) in Qian Men district walks over the ruin of Beijing City's effort for reconstruction, Aug. 2007. The destruction of these historically rich alleys and the evacuation of the Hu Tong community often incited social and environmental disputes .
  • A woman awaits in the shade of a highway near the Si Hui bus station, Beijing City, Aug. 2007.
  • The Beijing National Stadium, known as the "Bird's Nest", attracts many spectators, Aug. 2007. Designed by contemporary Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei, the unique structure hosts the main track and field stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics and the Opening and Closing ceremonies.
  • Night life at Nan Dai He, a famous beach resort in He Bei province, China, Aug. 2007. China's economy boom has bred the largest bourgeois the country has ever seen, followed by a drastic change of lifestyle..
  • The drastically developed cityscape of Chang An, an industrial town in Dong Guan province, China, Aug. 2007. The rise of China as a world power is apparent even in the suburb areas, so as, however, the pollution.
  • An amateur windsurf contest at Nan Dai He, a famous beach resort in He Bei province, China, Aug. 2007. China's economy boom has bred the largest bourgeois the country has ever seen, followed by a drastic change of lifestyle.
  • A tourist peeps through the gap of the billboard that fences off the construction site of "The Nest," the main stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Bei Jing City, China, Aug. 2007. Many regard China's first time host of the Olympics as its historical emergence as a world power.
  • Visitors inside the 798 Space gallery, one of the main galleries of the 798 Art District, Aug. 2007. Holding a thriving artist community, the area is often compared with New York's SoHo, famous for its unique architectural style among 50-year old decommissioned military factories.
  • Tourists take turn to be photographed before the construction site of "The Nest," the main stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Bei Jing City, China, Aug. 2007. Many regard China's first time host of the Olympics as its historical emergence as a world power.
  • The construction site near Nan Dai He beach, a famous resort in He Bei province, China, Aug. 2007. China's economy boom has bred the largest bourgeois - thus the sharpest change of lifestyle - the country has ever seen.
  • A factory dormitory in Chang An, an industrial town in Dong Guan province, China, Aug. 2007.
  • A worker takes a cigarette break outside an artist studio in 798 Art District, Aug. 2007. Holding a thriving artist community, the area is often compared with New York's SoHo, famous for its eclectic architectural style among 50-year old decommissioned military factories.
  • The night market at Nan Dai He, a famous beach resort in He Bei province, China, Aug. 2007. China's economy boom has bred the largest bourgeois - thus the sharpest change of lifestyle - the country has ever seen.
  • Visitors at the 798 Art District, Aug. 2007. Holding a thriving artist community, the area is often compared with New York's SoHo, famous for its unique architectural style among 50-year old decommissioned military factories.
  • Night life at Nan Dai He, a famous beach resort in He Bei province, China, Aug. 2007. China's economy boom has bred the largest bourgeois the country has ever seen, followed by a drastic change of lifestyle..
  • A night party at Nan Dai He, a famous beach resort in He Bei province, China, Aug. 2007. China's economy boom has bred the largest bourgeois the country has ever seen, followed by a drastic change of lifestyle..
  • Visitors inside the 798 Space gallery, one of the main galleries of the 798 Art District, Aug. 2007. Holding a thriving artist community, the area is often compared with New York's SoHo, famous for its unique architectural style among 50-year old decommissioned military factories.
  • Pedestrians in Nan Lo Gu Xiang district near Hou Hai, a well known cafe and bar area in Bei Jing City, China, Aug. 2007. China's economy boom has bred the largest bourgeois - thus the sharpest change of lifestyle - the country has ever seen..
  • A karaoke banquet at the night market of Nan Dai He, a famous beach resort in He Bei province, China, Aug. 2007. China's economy boom has bred the largest bourgeois - thus the sharpest change of lifestyle - the country has ever seen.
  • Workers take a lunch break in Beijing's Central Business District, Aug. 2007. Before demolition, the old buildings near the construction sites were converted into temporary worker's dorms.
  • An amateur windsurf contest at Nan Dai He, a famous beach resort in He Bei province, China, Aug. 2007. China's economy boom has bred the largest bourgeois the country has ever seen, followed by a drastic change of lifestyle.

China's consistent, rapid economic growth in the past 10 years has bred the largest bourgeois the communist country - or perhaps the world - has ever seen. A drastic change of lifestyle has ensured, exemplified by the old capital city of Beijing.


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