| The current Shanzhai culture does reflect some | | | | The real cost of their products are quite low, only |
| disadvantages. The biggest problem is that it often | | | | less than several hundred. |
| constitutes an infringement of copyright, patent, and | | | | They are cheating the customers potentially. And this |
| trademark. For some mainland observer, Shanzhai is a | | | | is one of the important reasons that Shanzhai culture |
| repugnant word. For them, it is simply the latest | | | | covered our life so rapidly, which is it comes from |
| symptom of the pirate culture that results in fake | | | | folk. This is a new culture on the basis of imitate. In |
| versions of everything from clothes to electronics, as | | | | my opinion, the Shanzhai phenomena become so |
| well as another unwelcome indication of the slavish | | | | popular because of its turning the formal hard to |
| devotion of the young to all things materialistic. | | | | close life to informal common people's life. Whereas, |
| But to characterize an industry that's now responsible | | | | we know that every coin has two sides. |
| for a quarter of all mobile phones on the mainland as | | | | The new culture sends us some improper information |
| a mere counterfeiting operation is to both | | | | while entertaining us, especially for children who are |
| misunderstand and downplay the significance of the | | | | unable to make a choice to absorb what kind of |
| craze. | | | | information around them. Some kind of Shanzhai |
| OK, let us have a look at the market. For years, the | | | | culture may certainly have a negative influence for |
| world famous luxuries brands like LV, Prada, GUCCI | | | | them. As a result, although it is still not a mature |
| were accusing the fake goods manufacturers of | | | | system and has a long way to go, Shanzhai culture is |
| using their brands illegally, saying that they were | | | | enjoying enormous appeal. Judging from its positive |
| violating the morality. However, the companies like | | | | value, the advantages of the Shanzhai culture |
| LV, GUCCI could boast their products for a | | | | outweigh its disadvantages. |
| demanding price at some 20 to 50 thousand RMB. | | | | |