Low End Plant - Persistent Growth: Spatial Vitalization of Handshaking Houses

Abstract

Most workers in Shenzhen Foxconn came from neighboring provinces such as Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, Jiangxi, and Guangdong. Working overtime is prevalent at Foxconn; the workers constantly struggle with heavy work while at the same time suffer from homesickness. They often use words such as “steel,” “weeds,” “homesickness,” and “moon” in their compositions and poems. In the alleys of the Qinghu Community are constructed with very high density, only a linear skyline can be seen between the buildings. In these dense alleys, there are many residences. An elderly pushing a stroller, children playing, and sanitation workers keeping the area clean are oftentimes the scenarios in these lively alleys (Fig. 1).