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Jiangou Village- Red tourism

Jiangou Village- Red tourism A small village located near the Miaofeng Mountain 50 miles outside of Beijing, Jiangou is an emerging tourist destination. While the temples on the mountain are used by religious pilgrims, Jiangou caters to a different kind of pilgrimage, those individuals who want to feel more connected to their communist roots. Red […] […]

Zhang Jianhua

”Very few works speak to social problems. Chinese contemporary art doesn’t make people understand. It has lost its function and its very important social, avant-garde, and revolutionary features.”- Zhang Jianhua Zhang Jianhua is a contemporary sculptor known for being controversial. The subject of his work often involves poverty, exploitation, and death. Through his four sculptural […] […]

World Listening Day

Liulichang Street in Beijing. “World Listening Day” – brush on pavement and sustained chirp. […]

Lunch at a Host Household

On July 9 the UO field work team in Beijing did intensive field work today in Jianguo – food, Red tourism, rose tea, and a hike up Miaofeng mountain to the Three Temples. Lunch provided a way to experience Jianguo’s goal to be tourist destination for experiencing local meals made from local products, both wild […] […]