..is now online. For those interested in the maps and insights that we produced for the “mini-wiki” those images and ideas are also online. I’m working on getting the English versions up online. In the meantime, enjoy!
Category Archives: shenzhen metro mini encyclopedia
line 11 mini encyclopedia: reforming the delta
The last five stations of the line 11 metro provide insights into how township and village enterprises reshaped the Pearl River Delta.
line 11 mini encyclopedia: riparian histories
As we go further north along the banks of the Pearl River, it becomes increasingly clear how rivers have shaped human settlements these past 1,000 years.
line 11 mini encyclopedia: bao’an and the second line
The second line has been a defining feature of Shenzhen and its visceral split between the inner and outer districts. Historically, Bao’an has been more important than the Weitou Isthmus.
line 11 mini encyclopedia: the nantou peninsula
Once upon a time, Nantou was the Ya’men for Xin’an County, and before that for the imperial salt monopoly. It’s currently where Shen Kong integration is being seriously re-worked.
line 11 mini encyclopedia: futian stations
Insights into what Futian was before it was the political center of the city.
the line 11 mini encyclopedia is online (and so is the subway)
For the past six months or so, I have been working on a project that illuminates Shenzhen history stop-by-stop along the new metro lines. Line 11 is up and so is the mini encyclopedia. I’ll be putting the pages up over the next week or so. Enjoy!
