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For the same reason you would eat Chinese food when there's hamburgers, listen to Gangnam Style when there's Beethoven, or watch Japanese anime when there's Dis

• reedlaw 12y ago
  I don't think it's the same. I've also noticed that nearly all apartment complex, villa, or furniture mall advertisements feature a style that could be described as Baroque. There are markets for traditional Chinese style furnishings, but it's as if the default for new construction is European style. This is at least true in big cities. Historical ancient cities sometimes mandate all the buildings have the same traditional style. And older homes are more likely to contain more traditional Chinese art and furniture. But for young people decorating their first home it's cheaper and much more common to buy furniture that mimics Western design.