Showcase of Chinese Web Design

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Interesting piece on Chinese web design market and how many of western assumptions are challenged or not applicable.

'Chinese is rooted in hieroglyphic characters. Typing in Chinese on an alphabet-based keyboard can be slow, especially for middle-aged and older users. So, you will see that some website user interfaces are extremely busy: text and image links everywhere—”the more, the merrier,” as Rex Song points out. These websites are designed for clicking, as opposed to searching...'