Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China

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what a charming city

looks like New York with a little history and charm

looks like NY with a little history and charm.haha.not likely.ZHENGZHOU is a good city.it's the capital of HENAN province which has the largest population in China.but it's just a normal city in China.cannot compare to NY in 100 years

the second image is luoyang

not zhengzhou

zhengzhou is an ugly city,can not compare to other capital cities in most provinces

NY................what a joke!

Vaan, few Chinese people are like you, dislike each other, riches look down poors.
Remember, you are all CHINESE.

If there is no unity, China will b crashed. Hahahahahahahahaha!

Zhengzhou use to be crappy and dull, but now it is developing and prospering every day. That's probably is the most inspiring good news now, it means not only east is growing, the central and west like Chongqing are catching up with the growth paces.

That's what exactly I am saying.
People paied too much attenton on East of China. China not only has these several cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Hongkong. China is a massive country, many great places to visit.

That's what exactly I am saying.
People paied too much attenton on East of China. China not only has these several cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Hongkong. China is a massive country, many great places to visit.
I'm Chinese too (from Taiwan) but I just want to clear up that it's the same in every country...

Most people outside of U.S. have only heard of big cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles... etc. I live in U.S.'s fourth largest city of Houston yet no one has ever heard of it.

:cheers: I'm Chinese too (from Taiwan) but I just want to clear up that it's the same in every country...

Most people outside of U.S. have only heard of big cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles... etc. I live in U.S.'s fourth largest city of Houston yet no one has ever heard of it.

That's why I am saying too much attention has been paid on East of China. What I do is also promoting others cities, also US forth largest city.

Really beautiful and charming. Reminds me a bit of Shenzhen actually, at least some of the planning designs.

Hi everybody! :)
I'm an italian forumer, and I have read an article about the new Zhengzhou, a big project for a new city with 1,5 inhabitants...can someone tell me something about this project?

Thanks for your attention...and....I LOVE SHANGHAI! :) :cheers:

a big project for a new city with 1,5 inhabitants

I hope you mean 1,5 million inhabitants! ;)

There has been quite a lot from that project here a few years ago, seams like its lost now. Perhaps i will try to find some new photos and renderings, but i would really appreciate help from chinese members!

I found several photos. :)

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Never been to China. I hope to soon.

It's just amazing to me for such a huge population that there's so much open space in all the cities. When you see Japan everything seems so cramped.

China has 12 times the population of Japan, but far more than 12 times the land area of Japan.

China has 12 times the population of Japan, but far more than 12 times the land area of Japan.
But then a big chunk of China's land is also unihabitable.

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My god, is a super-futuristic project!!! Incredible!!!
Thanks for the information! And...go CHINA!!!

OMG, I've been to Zhengzhou in June this year but I had no idea this was happening there !!! The city centre looks rather peaceful with not a lot of construction activity. I don't think any of the buildings I've seen there was higher than 150m, although some of them where pretty cool :-)

The city of Zhengzhou is amazing. I have one question, though, is Zhengzhou located near Shanghai or Beijing, or whatever.

Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan. About 500km southwest from Beijing.

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OMG, I've been to Zhengzhou in June this year but I had no idea this was happening there !!! The city centre looks rather peaceful with not a lot of construction activity. I don't think any of the buildings I've seen there was higher than 150m, although some of them where pretty cool :-)

The CBD under construction is in the new area to the east of Zhengzhou city

I tried to find it on Google Earth but the images they have for China are just so old and inaccurate... ^ ^

A whole new city huh? I didn't know the project was so huge, and definitely didn't know there will be two satelite cities.

zheng zhou has had 3000 years long history,not new city

It's just amazing to me for such a huge population that there's so much open space in all the cities. When you see Japan everything seems so cramped.
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China only modernise its cites recently. The main Japanese cities were well developed before the concept of enviormental friendly or green city planning is known to mankind. Some smaller less well known new cities in Japan are also very green and well planned. :cheers:

I have been worked in Zhengzhou,i went the CBD 4 months ago.
The Zhengzhou east new district really developing fast!! Now look at the there years old CBD.
However,i don't like the styles of these buildings.They are more like apartment building than office block,moreover,the color is really dull and ugly i think.
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But then a big chunk of China's land is also unihabitable.


But then so is Japan's.

But then a big chunk of China's land is also unihabitable.
Japan has a coverage of forest for 66~67%.

nice projects:colgae:

hi,i am back and bring u a news that the city of Zhengzhou is preparing to get a tallest building in central China:THE ZHENGZHOU CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION HOTEL,280 metres tall and will cost 2,000billion RMB.Following are the proposals for this hotel ,which one do u prefer?
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sorry,2,000million rmb,not billion!what a big mistake!

I like 4th one the best! The 3rd one looks like a yellow candle :sleepy:

I wanted to find out information about the new 280-metre Greenland Square Tower (not to be confused with the Greenland Square Zifeng Tower in Nanjing) that is under construction right now, so I have decided to revive this thread.

A 3 years old thread !!!

@Jim: There's a thread (by z0rg) within the International Section of SSC called "Projects in less known Chinese cities" or something like that... Perhaps u might find something there.

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I am an American who works in Zhengzhou's new "CBD" district (郑东新区). It's not an entirely new city, since it's not that far from the "old" city. It is being built on the grounds of the old airport (a new airport was built south of the city), as well as surrounding farmland and fish ponds. The buildings in the southern-most section (around Ruyi Lake) are about half finished. Lots of people work in the offices, but not very many people live there yet. There are absolutely no restaurants or many stores. It's pretty boring thus far. The Convention Center is finished, but the Convention Center Hotel is still just a big hole in the ground. The signs outside the construction site say the architectural firm is Skidmore Owings Merrill (SOM).

^^ Thanks for the update. Zhengzhou looks terrific.

Zhengzhou new district

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A few of those are not strictly speaking in the New District, but nice nonetheless!

Zhengzhou light tower on street to celebrate new year

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nice pics for this city!!

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Nice pics
Yeah，Zhengzhou is getting more modern

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May be not charming, but interesting architecture. The new round CBD looks good

Zhengzhou new CBD ,April 2010.
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Zhengzhou at night, May 2010.
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what's name of the river?

Zhengzhou Ghost City Alive!
by Wendell Cox 03/30/2011


Zhengzhou, Henan, China (March 28, 2011): In December, London’s Daily Mail reported that the Zhengzhou New Area was China’s largest “Ghost City.” A visit to the Zhengzhou New Area indicates exactly the opposite. Chinese “Ghost Cities” are large areas of new development that are virtually unoccupied. The most famous example is Ordos, a new and reportedly empty city, built to replace an older city in Inner Mongolia.

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Zhenghou is an urban area of approximately 2.5 million population and is the capital of Henan province. The Zhengzhou New Area is located in the northeastern quadrant of Zhengzhou. It is circular in design, with two parallel roads, high-rise condominium buildings on the inner ring and commercial buildings on the outer ring. The interior of the circle includes the Henan Arts Center and a skyscraper that is under construction. A new high speed rail station is under construction to serve the new Guangzhou to Beijing line. The station is to be one of the largest in Asia.

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Our visit revealed anything but a Ghost City. Granted, no-one would mistake the traffic for Beijing Third Ring Road volumes, but virtually all of the parking spaces were taken and there was traffic on the streets (Figure 1). That ultimate indicator of Chinese urbanization, the availability of frequent taxicab service was well in evidence. Two of the city’s bus rapid transit lines serve the interior circle road, again indicating a substantial threshold of non-ghost urbanization.

There were people on the sidewalks, though not the numbers typical of an older, more dense section of a Chinese urban area (Figure 2). It was clear from the laundry hanging in glass enclosed patios that many of the condominiums were occupied, though it is to be expected that many would not be, given the Chinese propensity to invest in multiple residential properties (a tendency the central government seeks to curb). Many of the commercial skyscrapers were occupied, and some were still under construction. There are also shopping centers, small stores and fast food restaurants.

Zhengzhou New Area is intended by the developers to become the new central business district for Zhengzhou. There is much more planned than this first phase. Eventually, the Zhengzhou New Area is intended to cover 105 square kilometers (41 square miles), generally further to the northeast. City maps already show the planned street pattern, not unlike 19th century maps of some US cities.

In short, the Zhengzhou New Area is alive and not a Ghost City. It may well be that it took longer than expected for the place to come alive. But it is clear that the life of the Zhengzhou New Area began more than four months ago.

http://www.newgeography.com/content/002159-zhengzhou-ghost-city-alive