Projects: China's Outer Lands: qsakamaki_china_slide023

Even in a very remote frigid town of Jidong in China's North East, one can easily find a demolished construction site -- once a working class residential area -- that soon converts to high-rise luxurious condominiums. Such a real estate boom are often done with unfairly land grabs.China's North East was once called Manchuria. The region was at a crossroads that was manipulated in history, including the occupation by Russia and Japan. And now the area is facing upheavals due to the globalization with China’s rapid economic growth itself, creating the gap between the rich and the poor and even more unemployment.

Even in a very remote frigid town of Jidong in China's North East, one can easily find a demolished construction site -- once a working class residential area -- that soon converts to high-rise luxurious condominiums. Such a real estate boom are often done with unfairly land grabs. 

China's North East was once called Manchuria. The region was at a crossroads that was manipulated in history, including the occupation by Russia and Japan. And now the area is facing upheavals due to the globalization with China’s rapid economic growth itself, creating the gap between the rich and the poor and even more unemployment.