A generationIn the south of Shanghai, 50 kilometers from the city center, the epitome of the German bourgeoisie flutters in the wind. It is the flag of black, red and gold, which is almost indispensable in any German distribution garden. Here, in Fengxian District, it is flying under the communist red flag of the Chinese flag. In addition to the big yellow star-the party, there are five small stars symbolizing the country’s social classes: workers, peasants, petty bourgeoisie, and bourgeoisie. Here, in China’s first distribution garden, the latter class is clearly in power.
A plot of eight meters by eight meters rented in the “Ecoland Club” is a distribution garden based on the German model, which costs 5000 yuan per year, equivalent to 655 euros. According to a study by the Federal Institute of Architecture, Urban and Space Research, the average plot area of the German distribution garden is 370 square meters. The annual rent per square meter is 18 cents. In Shanghai, tenants pay 10.25 euros. So it’s a bit less than the apartment in Twin Cities Hamburg.
