RAS Shanghai – Wade Shepard on “Ghost Cities of China” – 31/3
Posted: March 28th, 2015 | No Comments »RAS SHANGHAI LECTUREÂ Â
Tuesday 31 March 2015
7:00 PM for 7:15 PM start
Radisson Blu Plaza Xingguo Hotel, Tavern Bar
78 XingGuo Road, Shanghai
WADE SHEPARD will speak on
“Ghost Cities of China”
Wade Shepard, Editor-in-Chief of the China Chronicle, will speak about his book Ghost Cities of China: The Story of Cities without People in the World’s Most Populated Country, which is part of the Zed Asian Arguments series.
Featuring everything from sports stadiums to shopping malls, hundreds of new cities in China stand empty, with hundreds more set to be built by 2030. Between now and then, the country’s urban population will leap to over one billion, as the central government kicks its urbanization initiative into overdrive. In the process, traditional social structures are being torn apart, and a rootless, semi-displaced, consumption orientated culture rapidly taking their place. Ghost Cities of China is an enthralling dialogue-driven, on-location search for an understanding of China’s new cities and the reasons why many currently stand empty.
Talk Cost: RMB 70.00 (RAS members) and RMB 100.00 (non-members). Includes glass of wine or soft drink. Those unable to make the donation but wishing to attend may contact us for exemption.
Membership applications and membership renewals will be available at this event. Those unable to make the donation but wishing to attend may contact us for exemption.
RAS Monographs: Series 1 & 2 will be available for sale at this event. RMB 100 each (cash sale only).
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