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How relevant is luxury in contemporary Chinese society? The interview with two design professors from Hangzhou reveals important differences between the European and the Asian concept of luxury and leisure. Yet, it also shows that both hemispheres, East and West, are getting closer.
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The interview was conducted before the Chinese government restricted the trade of crypto currencies and, hence, the downfall of bitcoin at international stock exchanges.
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„Was vernünftig ist, das ist wirklich, und was wirklich ist, das ist vernünftig.“ Hegel, Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts. See: Ritter, Helmut (2015, 11965), Hegel und die französische Revolution (Berlin, Suhrkamp), p. 8, 40 f.
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Wang, Y.J., Fangh, H. (2018). “E-shopping is quite popular in China”. In: Pietzcker, D., Vaih-Baur, C. (eds) Luxus als Distinktionsstrategie. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-21569-9_14
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