Street Hawker Goes Upmarket

Seen while driving along Dong Bin Road in Nanshan, Shenzhen. Street hawker upgrades from putting goods on a mat placed on the ground to placing the goods on car bonnet.



Unfortunately, the prices were also upgraded accordingly and she wanted near department store prices for the children's shoes as well.


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Shenzhen Mangrove West Coast: Property Management Staff Beat Up Owner

The pictures say it all. I was passing by Shenzhen's Mangrove West Coast, one of the highest priced residential estates, when I noticed the apartment owners had put up banners on their balconies. From what the banners say, it seems that one of butler got into a fight with one of the apartment owners. How this happened, I am not sure but I do know that the property developers and management have been boasting about their butler service as being as good as that of a five star hotel and this was also one of the main reasons why the property management fees for this estate was double the price of the fees charged by neighbouring developments.



Translation: "Unbelievable - Butler beats up owner"




Translation: "Beating up someone is illegal"






I think the main reason for the low number of banners hanging out is a low occupancy rate.
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