I’ve had a special request to show more pictures of the buildings. Well suh, I work in the high tech area of Shenzhen which is loaded with tons of companies and buildings. Each seems to have some interesting architectural trait which certainly isn’t popular in the US. This past weekend, I remember seeing a building that had a giant square (like multiple stories high) that was inserted into the building and slightly rotated. (The next time I’m there’s I’ll take a picture). Stair-stepped buildings are popular. One of the particularly popular oddities is having a large open section in the middle of a building. For example, check out this building:

Here’s one of the more normal buildings near where I work: a simple glass tower. Up close though, you’ll notice graceful curves that forms a soft triangular shape:

One of the most popular building sites here in Shenzhen is the construction crane and tons of scaffolding assembled around the structure. It’s almost possible to stand somewhere in the city and not see a construction crane.

Just as interesting as looking up is looking straight down. Have you ever seen an advertisement scratched into the street? This is quite common in China. I think this picture is the phone number of a company that can help you, yes you!, get a credit card: