Video: Wall murals are back in trend: cloudless skies and skyscrapers on banners - an alternative to the smog (Hong Kong)
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Hong Kong commonly referred to as the place where the East meets the West, here Western culture coexists side by side with Eastern philosophy and traditions. This syncretism manifests itself in architecture, culture and even … in the approach to solving certain pressing problems. Recently, huge banners have appeared on the main viewing platforms of urban districts, depicting skyscrapers and cloudless blue skies. Why the Chinese have decorated the streets with "photo wallpaper", read on.
In recent years, the main misfortune of Hong Kongers has become an impenetrable curtain of smog, which descends on city streets, blocking out the main attractions - multi-storey buildings. Tourists complain that taking pictures against the backdrop of these ultra-modern buildings is simply impossible due to bad weather. As you may have guessed, the appearance of "photo wallpaper" is the solution to the problem. Like, take pictures for memory. In such an unpretentious way, the Hong Kong authorities "took care" of the travelers, not wanting to take any other action to really improve the environmental situation.
Air pollution levels have now reached "very high" in Hong Kong, environmentalists say, with the Causeway Bay and Mongkok areas hit hardest. The permissible levels of ozone and nitrogen dioxide concentration are exceeded here. Of course, this cannot but affect the health of the local population, but, in addition, it scares off potential tourists. According to the Chinese newspaper China Daily, the tourism business is now suffering losses as scenic spots in China are dwindling. The authorities are confident that such an innovation will save the situation, however, one can only guess how much humanity will chase material gain, not caring about its own health and well-being of the environment.
Recall that on the site Kulturologiya. Ru we have repeatedly written about life to Hong Kong, in particular, in Brian Cassie's photo cycle, you can see the whole truth about the "dog" life of the Chinese in one of the richest cities in the world.
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