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Nov
24
2007

China Doll

中文
china doll

Today’s picture comes from Cyphen, a member of the Photography Association of Sun Yat-Sen University. It was taken at West Street in Yangshuo, Guilin. By showing wooden dolls in kimonos instead of a traditional Chinese folk costume, the photographer wanted to gives us a picture of how commercialization and internationalization have changed this hot tourist spot known for its natural beauty.

West Street is one of the oldest districts in Yangshuo and hosts over 100,000 visitors from abroad annually, and its well-traveled cafes can deliver foods and flavors from around the world. Yangshuo has become a hospot for intercultural interaction.

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今天的照片是由Cyphen提供的,Cyphen是中山大学摄影协会的一名成员。照片的拍摄地点是在桂林,阳朔的西街。其中我们看到木偶身着和服而非我们猜测的中国民族服饰,西街受商业化和全球化的影响由此可见一斑。
西街是阳朔最古老的旅游区之一。她每年都将接待来自全球各地多达十万的游客。西街上大大小小,熙熙攘攘的餐馆能为观光的游客献上来自全球各地的美食。她也逐渐成为一个国际文化的集散地。
想在这里看到你的照片吗?请把它们发送到[*dawei@blogofdreams.com *] 或者 [*photos@blogofdreams.com *]吧。

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5 Comments »

1

Really great blog

2

Losen up… 90%of goods sold in Japan are made in China… if only they can make profit out of it, why stamp the “traditional” label?

3

I learn lot of knowledge fro your blog.Keep visiting.

4

Erica,
I don’t understand your comment….

The photographer was remarking about how the local market was catering to Japanese tourists by having even the gift dolls wear Japanese instead of Chinese dress…

5

I get it…
For the store owners, the ultimate goal is to sell,not to preserve Chinese tradition,right? Therefore, when choosing what items to sell, they presumably knew what would bring the most profit.If they decided dolls in Kimono beat dolls in Chinese dress, then that’s it.

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