Beijing is knocking down the traditional hutongs (the traditional, one or two story residential and light commercial buildings that used to blanket the Beijing landscape), often over the protests of their residents but not always, to build the skyscrapers and apartment towers of a modern, dense city. A wide zone of feverish development and heavy air pollution (but not trash - the city was surprisingly clean except for the dingy-ness the heavy smog left on all surfaces), it's also a study of different aspects of Chinese society modernizing at different rates. Update 18 July 2008: It's hard to summarize the overall impression I had of Beijing in particular, and China in general but, I'll try. I gave two lectures on the basics of complex networks, and one lecture on power laws in empirical data. Update 18 July 2008: My lecture notes are now online on the Beijing CSSS wiki here. I'm also looking forward to seeing a few of the touristy sights, such as Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, and the new Olympic pavilion. It should be an interesting experience for many reasons. Today I leave for Beijing China, where I'll be giving a few lectures as part of the 2008 China / SFI Complex Systems Summer School (CSSS).
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