Dafen Village, Longgang, Shenzhen, was a backward village. In the early 90s, A Hong Kong oil painting merchant spotted its affordable land price and low labour cost.
He decided to rent houses here and hired students and painters to reproduce oil painti...

Dafen Village, Longgang, Shenzhen, was a backward village. In the early 90s, A Hong Kong oil painting merchant spotted its affordable land price and low labour cost. He decided to rent houses here and hired students and painters to reproduce oil painti...

Life in Dafen

China has experienced tremendous changes in terms of her economic, social and infrastructural developments in the recent decades. She has progressed from poverty to moderate prosperity. However, prosperity is achieved at the expense of unprecedented social problems, including environmental pollution, food safety issue and moral degeneration. On the other hand, we also see the struggles of individuals. Some parents are ready to do anything to make their children succeed in life; someone still feels emptiness despite the possession of a fortune while someone else still holds to his ideals and beliefs despite numerous failures and attempts …
Upon coming to the crossroad, one cannot help but ask: Which direction will China go?
What has modernisation brought to the 1.3 billion people on the soil of China? What will be the next step?

Society & Culture

China has experienced tremendous changes in terms of her economic, social and infrastructural developments in the recent decades. She has progressed from poverty to moderate prosperity. However, prosperity is achieved at the expense of unprecedented social problems, including environmental pollution, food safety issue and moral degeneration. On the other hand, we also see the struggles of individuals. Some parents are ready to do anything to make their children succeed in life; someone still feels emptiness despite the possession of a fortune while someone else still holds to his ideals and beliefs despite numerous failures and attempts … Upon coming to the crossroad, one cannot help but ask: Which direction will China go? What has modernisation brought to the 1.3 billion people on the soil of China? What will be the next step?

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Life in Dafen

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