GUANGDONG, CHINA

Why do people across class lines choose knockoffs? And what does that say about what we value—creativity, originality, or simply good design and decent quality?

Written by Postdoctoral Researche r Dr. Jupiter Wang I started to do fieldwork in Guangzhou 10 years ago, in 2015. People call it “the...

Written by PhD Researcher Fairuzah Munaaya Atchulo Smaller, quieter, slower. These were my first impressions landing at the Yiwu airport...

Written by  Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Jupiter Wang 9am in the morning is still too early for the Yiwu International Business & Trade...

Written by Principal Investigator Dr Tommy Tse Photography by PJ After spending weeks in Sanyuanli and Xiaobei, J came up with an idea of...

Written by Principal Investigator  Dr. Tommy Tse Photography by 瑩菲 Faye Coming back to Guangzhou this summer brings a whole new...

Written by Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Jupiter Wang Photos by PJ/@smilejerry01 Tang, a businessman in Guangzhou who has run a clothing...

Pilot field visit to post-pandemic China - Stop four: Guangzhou Changgang Area (海珠区昌岗晓港). Compared with other orderly fashion markets,...

Pilot field visit to post-pandemic China - Stop three: I Guangzhou China Fabrics & Accessories Center (广州国际轻纺城) located in Zhongda Cloth...

Principal Investigator Dr Tommy Tse's and PhD Researcher Qidi Feng‘s pilot field visit to Post-pandemic China - Stop one: Xiaobei (小北路),...

Principal Investigator Dr Tommy Tse's and PhD Researcher Qidi Feng's pilot field visit to post-pandemic China - Stop two: Beauty...