October 21st Chinatown, London

I spend an afternoon in Chinatown. I ask around for a map of Shanghai and a plug adaptor — UK to China — but no luck. Although in the bookshop I find a map of the whole land mass, a serious map of China. I photograph it in a stone plant container that may also be authentically Chinese in style:

Map of China in Chinatown

This is not Shanghai.  But are there memes or signifiers here that may be transferrable? The posture of this person with a mobile phone for example:

A striking pose

Is that red telephone box in the background an imported style icon?

What will it signify to wear red in China in 2009?

Red on red