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Singapore's 99 year vs China's 70 year leases
Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,
In China you OWN your property indefinitely. If the government wants to take "their land" back, they will need to replace the home with a new equivalent home at 1.3 times the floor space. Nobody actually holds a lease - the developers who bought it in the first place have LONG since disappeared.
That is, the "lease" applies to the land only.
SINGAPORE’S HOMEOWNERS HAVE 99 PROBLEMS (AND THE LEASE IS NO 1)
As the oldest public housing flats near the halfway mark of their 99-year leases, owners grapple with the fear that what once seemed an astute investment now seems doomed to depreciation
A model of a public housing estate at the Housing Development Board (HDB) gallery in Singapore. Photo: Reuters-
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The Complex Legacy of China’s Cinematic Pirates
Randy W posted a topic in Culture & Language Discussion,
Western governments thought they could resolve their ideological conflicts with China through soft power and decided to provide a number of films to China free of charge. For a long time, China’s state-run China Central Television channel was allowed to broadcast many American films for free. And throughout the 1980s, mainland theaters could screen subtitled European and American films largely without fear of prosecution.-
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水月岩风景区 Moon Water Rock
Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,
水月岩风景区 Shuiyueyan Scenic Area or Water Moon Rock - I think it's like a Zen version of Rock Scissors Paper.-
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Three Legendary Women Born in 1920
Randy W posted a topic in Culture & Language Discussion,
A series on three legendary women born in 1920
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The Many Varieties and Dialects of Chinese
Randy W posted a topic in Culture & Language Discussion,
Most of us are aware of the many varieties of Chinese spoken within the country. Inhabitants of a region can talk with each other in a dialect which is unintelligible to someone who is not from that area.-
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Huangyao and Yangshuo 2016
Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,
2016 - We had a nice trip up the Yulong River (by car - too cold and windy for a raft trip). We found two of the three ancient bridges. And . . . we stayed at the Secret Garden in Jiuxian.-
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From a Chinese Girl on YouTube - SEX & DATING IN CHINA
Randy W posted a topic in Culture & Language Discussion,
SEX & DATING IN CHINA. 7 things you should know
from Gab from China-
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Mapping China - Chinese style
Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,
GPS offset in data for China - The offset shows clearly here between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. San Sham Road in Hong Kong connects directly to XinShen Rd. in Shenzhen, but, due to the offset applied to the Chinese side, well, it's off by a couple hundred yards or so.-
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Some Pictures from Kunming and Lijiang
Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,
Some pictures from Kunming, Lijiang, Dali, Baisha and Xianggelila
a trip we took in 2012-
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Yuja Wang
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'If the music is beautiful and sensual, why not dress to fit?'The Chinese piano prodigy takes no prisoners.-
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