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The lack of lens extenuating its decorative role.
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The next time you are up close with a young, female Shanghainese spend just a little bit longer staring into her eyes – despite the …
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Yellow nappy stripes – a familiar, comforting sight for parents indicating that the contents of the container/nappy are dry – with a few drops of …
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It’s not often you step out of the shower smelling of sweet cocoa and carmelised orange – but then again its not every day that …
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Not quite the extreme of buying an apartment in Tokyo but if you want to rent a property in China be prepared to bring plenty …
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Start here. As anyone whose spent a day tailing consumers in Shanghai will tell you: a Chinese shopper and her bags are not easily parted …
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Fire extinguishing equipment (photo below) at this upscale xiao long bao/soup dumpling restaurant includes the faces of two members of staff – presumably trained in …
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Advertising for the Deepoo Robotic Vacuum Cleaner on the Shanghai metro. Thought for today: the names, personalities given/applied by owners to Roomba vacuum cleaners compared …
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Out scouting recycling plants in deepest Pudong.
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