Chinese Cigarettes are Beautiful

Joe Heitzeberg
May 12, 2013

(Logo) Two panda cubs, one walking and one sitting and eating bamboo, are depicted on an orange background.  Text above and below the pandas appears to be a brand name and company information. Text: Panda 上海烟草集团有限责任公司出品 #ffa500 | #000000 | #ffffff | Colors: #ffa500, #000000, #ffffff Note: The image appears to be a logo for a product, likely cigarettes, given the presence of pandas and the Chinese text indicating a tobacco company. The stylized text and imagery suggest branding.

Okay, this post may be just a tad off-topic but since we talked about smoking in China in yesterday’s post, $10,000 Android Phones, Smoke and Gourmet Espresso, I thought I’d share these photos I took today in a shop in the Shenzhen airport. There were at least 50 different varieties for sale. Aren’t they beautiful?

(Photo) The image shows a collection of Chinese cigarette packs, each with different branding and design. Text: 雙喜牌香烟 HAORIZI FILTER CIGARETTES 中国驰名商标 好日子 白沙烟 精品香烟 熊猫香烟 中華 Panda 吸烟有害健康 戒烟可减少对健康的危害 中国驰名商标 吸烟有害健康 戒烟可减少 对健康的危害 上海烟草集团有限责任公司出品 吸烟有害健康 戒烟可减少对健康的危害 上海烟草集团有限责任公司出品 吸烟有害健康 戒烟可减少 对健康的危害 金原十 京 5 中南海 -FIVE- mg 上海烟草集团有限责任公司出品 黄金葉 Lan zhou 珍品 蘭州 吸烟有害健康 尽早戒烟有益健康 吸烟有害健康 戒烟可减少对健康的危害 吸烟有害健康 尽早戒烟有益健康 吸烟有害健康 尽早戒烟有益健康 objects | indoor | multiple cigarette packs, different brands | product photography Note: The image is a photograph of a collection of objects (cigarette packs). It's not a logo, illustration, banner, or handwriting.

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