Modern Shanghai

Shanghai is a city of intense dichotomy. Having really taken to heart the urban urge, it has been developed at an unprecedented rate, almost outpacing its inhabitants. Erecting its skyline within the last twenty years, the city presents the contrast of an ancient culture within a contemporary urban fabric.

The Iron Fist..."Mao's Watching You"

In Beijing, the Forbidden City is not only a popular tourist attraction, but also a symbol of the Communist Party of China’s power and control. At its entrance, above tourists and tourguides, hangs a giant portrait of Mao Zedong, the founder of communist China. Directly adjacent to Tian’anmen Square, Mao, along with security cameras and military patrols, keeps watch for any threats to communism, failing to recognize the capitalist machine at work through street-vendors and trinket-dealers.