KFC China
6L x 5.5W x 17H inches.
Los Angeles, CA.
2021.
Lamps parts, KFC buckets.

I’ve been working on a case study for years now examining the relationship between KFC and different parts of the ancient world. This lamp reflects my focus on KFC in China - On November 12, 1987, KFC made its debut in China near Qianmen in Beijing. At 1,100 square feet, the restaurant was a hit from day one, with the KFC location selling over 2,200 buckets of chicken and raking up USD83,000 in just 24 hours. Customers continued to line up outside the restaurant for months after the grand opening, with 100 meter-long lines. By 2008, KFC had twice as many outlets in China as McDonald’s, a reversal of the ratio in other parts of the world. With 8,100 locations in China today KFC is currently the largest restaurant branch in China. You can find one all over the country in over 1000 cities. A handful of these KFC locations border some of the most sacred lands in all of China. You can literally find a KFC at the entrance to the Great Wall of China-
KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN - Badaling, Yánqìng, Beijing, Beijing, China, GPS: 40.355667,116.00326.



