sometimes, the ethnography is already there, simply waiting to be recorded. above is a picture of the era of two cities building, located just next to the luohu train station. shenzhen and hong kong are the two cities implied and celebrated by the building. yet, just a quick walk through the bus station, past the two cities building, and next to the bus station parking lot, one enters an alleyway, where other folks live. a third city. one then moves onto luohu new village, where a poster encourages shenzheners to build a civilized city. below is a map that locates you while on your walk about luohu.

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