Chinese Suburbs Gone American

A different kind of U.S. invasion has hit mainland China. "During the past several years, numerous gated subdivisions have sprung up outside mainland China's two largest cities, Beijing and Shanghai; and the trend is spreading to other cities, such as Tianjin and Shenzhen.

What is most remarkable is that most of them, visually and architecturally, look as if they belong in San Jose or Orange County. They are directly modeled on the tract homes that have defined American suburban growth in the past 30 years."

Thanks to Brenda Meyer