Shanghaiist: China 2.0: Shaolin Temple, Baixing.com and free wireless in Beijing http://shanghaiist.com/2008/06/26/china_20_shaolin_temple_baixingcom.php All comments for China 2.0: Shaolin Temple, Baixing.com and free wireless in Beijing en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 EL JEFE http://shanghaiist.com/2008/06/26/china_20_shaolin_temple_baixingcom.php#comment-1393506 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/06/26/china_20_shaolin_temple_baixingcom.php#comment-1393506 Comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:32:05 +0800 <p>I think the data is not properly analyzed here. These cities have approx. the following populations (in millions): Beijing 15; Shanghai 20; Chongqing 32; Tiajin 10; Harbin 3; Changchun 7; Shenyang 7; Dalian 6; Nanjing 7; Hangzhou 8; Ningbo 1; Xiamen 5; Jinan 2; Qingdao 8; Wuhan 9; Guangzhou 7; Shenzhen 9; Chengdu 10; Xian 8. TOTAL 174 MILLION PEOPLE. Therefore the average spend is 93 RMB or about USD$14. Is this "whopping?" Tell this to all the foreigners writing stupid books about how big the Chinese market is and how much money using just one data point -- CHINA HAS SO MANY FUCKING PEOPLE. Let's all invest in Internets! Slow work day and slow news day.</p>