The Silk Market

Quality and Quantity

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October 13th 2013
What do you think about knock-offs? Does it matter if you don't get the "real" thing as long as you get its qualities? Does it matter if you just think you do? Does it hurt the industry? What if a country or group of people or individual doesn't have access to the brand or money to buy it?Today we went to the famous Silk Market in Downtown Beijing. It is like Chinatown in New York EXTREM ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more