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Echos of Kunming


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Li Shumeng whose English name is Echo Lee is a native of Yunnan’s City of Eternal Spring. She studies in Chongqing and came back to town to visit friends and relatives over summer break. Kunming seems to be an ideal city to spent the whole year, as I am gradually growing tired of Beijing’s hot, humid and polluted summers and cold dry winters. The question is whether locals are feeling the same way. Are creatives and various sundry cosmopolitan types migrating to locations with a higher quality of life? What city in China provides that perfect balance of vitality and habitability?

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In Lijiang


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In tourist-ridden Lijiang in northern Yunnan province, women of the Naxi minority proudly wear their traditional work clothing. Their combination attire must be combined carefully to achieve sufficient support during their busy day of coming and going to the .market, household duties and even work on construction sites.

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Uma at Kama


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Kama Love Festival, held this past weekend at the Olympic Park, was without a doubt the dustiest music festival so far this year. The above couple used the scarf that was the gift at the Uma Wang event to protect themselves from the blowing dust.

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Ruby


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I met Interior Stylist Ruby at Migas’ new rooftop terrace opening party last week. She has an exiting new project which you will hopefully hear more about soon.

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Colour Flash


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Sanlitun Village is a favourite location to dress according to new fashion trends or in a more distinctive style without attracting too many glances, but Beijing TV presenter Barbie takes the art of multicolour dressing to new heights.

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At Uma Wang


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Last Friday, Uma Wang was presented with the Audi Progressive Designer 2011 Award at the brand’s showroom located on East Chang’an Avenue. The event featured an exclusive preview of her 2012 winter collection which was started off by dancers in black dresses and slashed leather tops. The collection included beautiful asymmetrically cut heavy wool coats, dresses with a draped signature back, all-over print ensembles (a progressive trend?) as well as thickly woven sweaters paired with slim patterned pants. The fundraising auction that took place after the show sold a polka dot coat, leggings and dress for 30,000 RMB. The money will be donated to UNICEF in order to support Audi’s fundraising efforts for adolescent education in China.

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Colors of Intro


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Here is my last batch of photos from Intro.

For me, this is retro. It reminds me of the the sort of image one might have seen three years ago on the cover of a report by some hip consultancy on consumption patterns in trends of youth in China. I guess it is the short, dyed hair that does it, plus the slightly inscrutable confidence.