Category — China

A cat plays with a mouse in a garden in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on October 28, 2008.

Via Activate.us

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Modern artists are taking their inspirations from science fiction more and more nowadays leading to public art such as this form of Transformer, Optimus Prime in Yunnan, China.

See more statues on Io9.com

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Ming Tang’s beautiful origami-inspired Folded Bamboo Houses are intended to be used as temporary shelters in the aftermath of an earthquake.

These geometric shelters are constructed from renewable materials and can be folded into a variety of structurally sound shapes.

Ming Tang came up with the idea for his Folding Houses after a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck central China last May, killing 69,000 people. Upon learning that the Chinese government planned to create up to 1.5 million temporary homes, he decided to design a shelter that was easily produced, cheap and environmentally friendly.

His geometric folding houses are beautiful, dynamic, and can adapt to respond to the needs of different situations.

Fantastic idea, and using such a versatile eco material such as bamboo! But do these houses look a little like the bugs from Starship Troopers?!

Read more on Inhabitat

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When we previously posted about the new Channel Five series Paul Merton in China, it seemed to be quite popular, with those who missed it wanting a re-run.

Well, now a DVD of the series has just been released!

A reminder - Paul Merton in China was a four part travel documentary series which broadcast in May 2007 on Channel Five in the UK. Each 60 minute episode saw the British comedian cast a “wryly observant eye” on China’s new cultural revolution, looking at all aspects of China, including the “ancient and modern, comic and shocking, copycat western and vibrantly oriental”.

Buy Paul Merton in China on DVD here!

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Puma with the help of adFunture previously unveiled a new series of collectible vinyls. These were released to coincide with the olympics, but still habour an interesting touch by combining the old with the new - Beijing Opera masks with designers toys.

Via HypeBeast

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A worker stacks cotton at a cotton purchase station in Manas county, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region October 11, 2008.

Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, the largest cotton producing region in China, plans to expand wheat and corn planting areas while cutting down cotton sown areas, Xinhua News Agency said.

Via The Big Picture

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Farmer Zhao Xuezhi works in front of stacks of corn in Gu’an county, Hebei province, October 10, 2008.

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Maopost, a site dedicated to an extensive collection of Chinese propaganda posters, will seamlessly paint your face from any of your photographs into a classic propaganda oil painting.

You supply the photograph and choose one of the 35 suggested posters (or from their entire collection which is over 1,500 posters). An artist hand paints you as a socialist hero.

Prices start from $179 and go up depending on the size. It’s never been easier to insert yourself into (socialist) history. And you’ve never looked so convincing!

Have Your Face on a Chinese Propaganda Poster

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