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Ju Jun

Ju Jun is a $60 million, 143-unit housing development situated about one hour north of Beijing, China, consisting entirely of expensive American-style townhouses and tract homes, decorated and furnished with American products. The Chinese developer Zhang Bo built the community to anticipate the 2008 Olympics to be held in Beijing.

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Ju Jun
橘郡
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CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityBeijing
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Ju Jun (Chinese: 橘郡; pinyin: Jú jùn; lit. 'Orange County') is a $60 million, 143-unit housing development situated about one hour north of Beijing, China, consisting entirely of expensive American-style townhouses and tract homes, decorated and furnished with American products. The Chinese developer Zhang Bo built the community to anticipate the 2008 Olympics to be held in Beijing.1

All 143 units were sold within a month of going on sale,2 in a phenomenon the Beijing media called "The Orange Storm."3 Designed by architect Aram Bassenian of Bassenian/Lagoni Architects from Newport Beach, California in Orange County, California, the Orange County development is an example of wealthy Chinese adopting the suburban American built form.4

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References

  1. Anton, Mike (March 9, 2002). "Welcome to Orange County, China". latimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  2. ROSENTHAL, ELISABETH (February 3, 2003). "North of Beijing, California Dreams Come True". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  3. PURE. "PURE published at Building China". Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  4. Shieh, Evan. "Made In China". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

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