Notes on the Geography of The U.A.E. (Dubai): Dubai China Center
One of these days, some movie's going to be filmed in the endless corridors of this wholesale market for Chinese goods. It won't be a comedy.
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Notice that China's rising?
The name sounds corny, at least in English, but the iconography of dragons suggests that the Chinese play to win.
Inside, a ceremonial river, much like the one in the Forbidden City.
Even the layout is dragonesque.
Lots and lots of vendors.
Not on your average consumer's shopping list.
Next door, the warehouse.
Hey, look, mom! It's a hybrid cross a culvert pipe and the sky-supporting towers of the Ming Tombs.