Drinking under the JD dog: Beijing's satellite-factory bar next to Moonshot's faux temple
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-27
A blogger describes drinking in a dingy overpriced bar in a former satellite factory in Beijing, with a Dongfanghong-1 monument outside while the JD dog looms from JD's tech HQ and Moonshot's offices are topped by a faux Ming-Qing temple — a cinematic snapshot of China's AI industry layered over industrial relics.
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