Ju Jun | |
Official Name: | Orange County, China |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Beijing |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
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.[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]