tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275213845416458684.post8423761265564146573..comments2023-03-29T12:29:03.592-05:00Comments on artandhockey: MADE IN CHINA?artandhockeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248993416575199852noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275213845416458684.post-86451739603822264832011-06-18T21:11:26.889-05:002011-06-18T21:11:26.889-05:00Sister - twinsister perhaps- too funny!Sister - twinsister perhaps- too funny!artandhockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15248993416575199852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275213845416458684.post-18233919094588020872011-06-18T20:35:07.925-05:002011-06-18T20:35:07.925-05:00Given the intent of the Chinese developer to make ...Given the intent of the Chinese developer to make money (in a Country where real estate development is "out-of-control"), this tawdry attempt to replicate the "iconic image" of another region's culture, thousands of miles away is not surprising (just look at the Las Vegas casinos transplanted at Macau)<br /><br />Several points to consider.....<br /><br />. Following the Cultural Revolution, Chinese (alive today) have really had NO national icon to identify with, except the Great Wall (thanks to Deng Xaoping (sp)...China's rapid transition to modernity has allowed many facsimiles to be imported into land and tourist development.<br /><br />. Like Japan, China has reverse-engineered just about anything immaginable and produced it with cheap labor ("Made-in-China"). <br /><br />. Finally, respect for intellectual or any other form of property rights is not YET at the level practiced in the developed world.<br /><br />Hmmm...Perhaps, the Chinese developer and the mayor of Hallstatt might arrange a "sister city" relationship, to encourage more Chinese tourists to bring their money and visit Austria to see the "real thing" and better understand Austrian Culture. <br /><br />.ICEVETnoreply@blogger.com