What Represents a City? | Zhuangzhuang Song | TEDxMacauUST

People often form their first impressions of unfamiliar cities through symbolic images—such as landmarks, foods, or cultural icons—yet these representations are frequently shaped by official narratives and may differ from everyday local experience. Drawing on case studies, this talk explores how such symbols are constructed, why they sometimes feel distant to residents, and how this gap reflects broader tensions between city branding and lived reality. It argues that urban symbols are not fixed, but continu ...