http://bbs.scol.com.cn/upload/2004211215305.JPG

http://bbs.scol.com.cn/upload/2004211220030.JPG

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Cant see the pics now but I checked the height will be 283m!

Thanks for the update! :okay:

Originally posted by lester

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Hi

Just curious, does anyone here got news and images of the Chongqing Grand Theatre competition schemes?

I've only heard that the winning scheme is done by a German Firm (Von Gerkan).

Cheers
AlxG

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Futian City Tower
Address Nanan District
56 floors
http://abbs.cn/pic/2004/02/01a.jpg
http://abbs.cn/pic/2004/02/02a.jpg
http://abbs.cn/pic/2004/02/03a.jpg

is this for real???:D

Looks like a rendition! :dooby:

nice let's hope it get's built :) nice shape

yeah, is it ?

looks like it's already built?

It doesn't fit with the waterfront though. They need to remodel the riverfront.

downtown Chongqing
http://forum.xinhuanet.com/transfile?id=00844623.002C

nice aerial u got there! really make the chongqing downtown look more than just a mumbo jumbo of buildings that you see from the river. the skyscrapers actually look pretty close together when compared with other chinese cities.

however, the downtown looks sorta messy. hopefully that'll change when the u/c projects are completed.

Hyatt Hotel CQ

U/C
250m
http://forum.xinhuanet.com/transfile?id=00914348.002C

Hai Ke Ying Zhou and WTCC
U/C :runaway: :runaway: :runaway:
http://forum.xinhuanet.com/transfile?id=00914293.002C

It'd be nice if Chongqing could have a riverside project where they could build nice promenades along the coast for people to walk and enjoy the scenery. It would also make the appearance look better.

up!

up

Chaotianmen Plaza
Chongqing, China

The building complex contains of four towers counting 38,38,38 and 68 floors in Chongqing, and is supose to be completed this year. The 280 000sqm complex will contain a 1 140 room hotel in the tallest tower while the three 38 floor tall towers will contain residentials. Under these three towers there will be a 3 storey retail podium.

http://www.wongtung.com/projects/840/img01.jpg

Any more information?

Isnt that the Chongqing WTC?

Isnt that the Chongqing WTC?

I trought so to a while, but apparently its not supose to be the WTC, but im not sure.

it's not WTC,but a hotel named changri-la!

it's not WTC,but a hotel named changri-la!

Oh thanx, i've heard about that hotel before, then i might be able to find more images and information as well.

What about Marriott Chongqing Phase II, is that this building?

how to send my pics? :eek2:

christian,where r u right now?

christian,where r u right now?

Right now im infront of my PC down in the bacement floor of our red house 295m over the ocean in a town/village named Leksvik in the mid parts of Norway ;)

how to send my pics? :eek2:

Do you wish to send images? To who/where? :hm: :)

Do you wish to send images? To who/where? :hm: :)

:bash: :bash: :bash:

i meant the pics of chongqing!are you chongqinois?

:bash: :bash: :bash:

i meant the pics of chongqing!are you chongqinois?

hehe, im not a chongqiniois, im norwegian, borned here and has norwegian parents, and i have no relatives from china, sadly. :)

Do you have images from chingqing you are about to post here, and don't know how to post?

i am not far from you,in a country europeen;as you said,i do not kown how to post the pic;could you tell me?here are some norwegien where i stay right now,they can speak english norwegien and french,what a nation!

i am not far from you,in a country europeen;as you said,i do not kown how to post the pic;could you tell me?here are some norwegien where i stay right now,they can speak english norwegien and french,what a nation!

Hm, nice, i speak Norwegian, English and French my self, included a bit of Dutch...:) Which country do you stay in?, Norwegians is everywhere, studying and exploring the world...;)

1) To post images here you need to find your self a image host on the internett. Try this one: http://www.photobucket.com
Here you can download images from your computer to this page. When you have done that you click right with your mouse and copy the adress of the image.

2) You take the adress of the image to a reply here, and press the image botton at the topp (the yellow button with a mountain).

3) Then a small popup window show, and you write the adress of the image in there and press enter.

4) Then you'll have the adress on your reply with some [IMG] codes around it. After you have posted the reply the image will show...:)

Hope it helps...:)

Chaotianmen Plaza
Chongqing, China

Four towers counting 38,38,38 and 68 floors in Chongqing which is supose to be completed this year. The 280 000sqm complex will content a 1 140 room hotel in the tallest tower counting 68 floors while the three 38 floor tall towers will content residential. Under thise three towers there will be a 3 storeyretail podium.

http://www.wongtung.com/projects/840/img01.jpg

Any more information?

WOW, I think that 3 skyscrapers in your pic are Haikeyinzhou at the beginning, so I think that tall building is about 400m, but I am wrong.
:bash: :bash:

Look at this WTCC
http://forum.xinhuanet.com/upfiles/00BEA5CF.002C

I know another skyscraper(may be a hotel) is building now.
It will be 308m.

http://forum.xinhuanet.com/upfiles/00CA949C.002C

http://forum.xinhuanet.com/upfiles/00CA8FD2.002C

xinhuanet photos are banned from ssc, don't know why?????

i've been back,my friend chistian.r u ok?

:cheers: thanks a lot for you helps.i have never used the way that you told me.i think it's complexe,don't you think?

so many mistakes,merte

i've been back,my friend chistian.r u ok?

I am doing wonderfull, thanx...:okay:

thanks a lot for you helps.i have never used the way that you told me.i think it's complexe,don't you think?

Its a good and easy page to use..:) I hope i gave you some help, did you manage to make an account and uppload any images?

Because if you have upploaded the images i would really love to see the images...:yes:

So cool. i am from Chongqing city in China, it's really a very nice place.there are more than 1000 skyscrapers in Chongqing.

So cool. i am from Chongqing city in China, it's really a very nice place.there are more than 1000 skyscrapers in Chongqing.

Great! Perhaps you know of many more projects from Chongqing too? :)

Childish King posted a few renders from the future skyline in Chongqing, but i think they also fit in this thread. :)

Yuzhong District of Chongqing, a old area renew plan which is under contsruction today.
http://files.photojerk.com/childishking/00E95BEC.jpg

The City Crown plan.
http://files.photojerk.com/childishking/00E95C5B.jfif

The Caotianmen Dock plan.
http://files.photojerk.com/childishking/00E95C3F.jfif

That photo of the wtc is just too old, I guess
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/888/7191wtc_ml.jpg

This is a recent version
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/888/7191wtcbtm.jpg

That photo of the wtc is just too old, I guess

Yes, the models is very old, though i don't know how old.

it might be taken in last march



take a look at this
this one is taken 2 months ago
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/888/7191wtc2.jpg

The CBD is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!nice picture!!!!!!!!

The semi circular building on the left, is its exterior peeling off? Am I right?

Chongqing Sunshine 100

This is a project currently under development and under construction. The Danish architect firm Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen won the masterplann competition and has won the competition for several residential buildings. The total masterplan area is 1 180 000 sqm which will in the future contain a lot of residential space, but also retail, commercial and cultural area.

http://www.ss100.com.cn/cgi-bin/admin/uppic/2003-11-16_23_34_36.jpg
Masterplan overview.

http://www.ss100.com.cn/cgi-bin/admin/uppic/2003-11-16_23_35_41.jpg

http://www.ss100.com.cn/cgi-bin/admin/uppic/2003-11-16_23_34_24.jpg

http://www.ss100.com.cn/cgi-bin/admin/uppic/2003-11-16_23_34_13.jpg

Sunshine Residential

Currently no further information on this project.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Architecture/SunshineResidential1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Architecture/SunshineResidential2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Architecture/SunshineResidential3.jpg

Project Hongyadong

Originally posted by Childish King in the News and Developments forum. But there is currently no more information about this project.

http://files.photojerk.com/childishking/3wew.jpg

http://files.photojerk.com/childishking/1sdfw.jpg

http://files.photojerk.com/childishking/6sdfg.jpg

http://files.photojerk.com/childishking/wewe3.jpg

http://files.photojerk.com/childishking/sfwwe.jpg

Sungshan garden residential / 重庆沙区松山花园
Congqing - China

The Sungshan garden is a residential complex on the east side of Chonqing.
__________

松山花园用地北面紧临天星桥至梨树湾的城市干道，东面以高滩岩陡崖绿地为界，在高滩岩陡崖下规划有一条22m宽城市次干道贴行本小区，西面超过319国道可远眺歌乐山绿色屏障，交通便捷，环境优美。
总体布局上充分结合和利用现有丰富的地形高差变化及南北穿行而过的清水溪，创造出独有特色的空间及环境景观。在用地中部的松山路上设主入口，并从主入口开始对西部歌乐山形成一条联系东西的视觉走廊和景观轴，与纵贯用地南北的小区主干道形成一个变形的大十字构图。在四个组团交接中心利用现有地形中采石场大坑布置地下停车库，地上布置大花园及会所，形成小区的中心。在空间层次上，以中心组团为核心，周围几个组团向外发散开去，且依地势渐渐高起，整个小区形成一种向中心叠落，向山景面和城市面开放的空间形态。清水溪水景的利用是本小区重要的景观特色，一条清溪由南向北蜿蜒而上，穿行于几个组团之间，创造出“清泉石上流”的优美诗境。
组团邻里院落相对独立，其住宅布置以内向空间为主进行围合，以形成亲切舒适的内院空间，并最大限度在争取南北向及南向偏东，有利于各户的采光与通风。每个地块除了中心庭园集中绿化之外，在周边还采用自由灵活的绿化造景处理，形成环境空间的丰富层次，达到如诗如画的境界。

http://www.huayidesign.com/files/design/pic/FZ037_0038.jpg

China new town plaza

http://forumcache.xinhuanet.com/upfiles/013C3209.002C

Chongqing Science Museum

http://www.zs-car.net/bbs/UploadFile/2005-7/200572421444152943.jpg

Chongqing Grand Theater

http://forumcache.xinhuanet.com/upfiles/012A885E.002C

Chongqing fortune centre

http://www.fortune-center.com/images/re_02.jpg
http://www.fortune-center.com/images/re_03.jpg
http://www.fortune-center.com/images/image_1.jpg

Wow! que proyectos espectaculares en la China!!

Impresive! I'd like to visit China one day!

guys, are there any actual construction updates?
im trying to do monthly diagrams find it hard
i need updates on these>
ZIFENG-NANJING
NANJING -INTERNATIONAL TOWER
WTC-BEIJING
MARRIOT- CHONGQUING
CHANGANG FANYING
WEST TOWER PEARL RIVER
ALL THESE ARE 300M+

JIALING FANYING(398M)

This tower has not started,but it's been approved.

Chongqing business Plaza
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/showimg2323_1MPs7rNpuoSE.jpg

Chongqing:Sheraton International business center(2*218m,U/C)

http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/0168A33D_Xhq7LE6NByxH.jpg

Chongqing:Future International(220m)

http://fjtct.now.net.cn:7751/www.cqsqjw.gov.cn/asp/bbs/uploadImages/2005101912593144038.jpg

Brand new city of China(268m,U/C)

http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/02_G9qHbBPPnYYS.jpg
http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/12_Vjn9vQeCbBCX.jpg
http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/03_y8MaNhSUxpAg.jpg

Sun city(U/C)

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/20064715305534919_gK4o495bgyCU.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/20064715313055156_6PLFCmQoqL6u.jpg

Brand new city of China, Sun City and Future International looks really nice and the Chongqing business Plaza looks a lot like the Soho buildings in Beijing!

the Chongqing business Plaza looks a lot like the Soho buildings in Beijing!

Yep,really. ;)

wow, amazing! a city built from nowhere. I've been there 1995 but not very impressive. I really need to pay a visit to Chongqing sometime this year.

Central district of Chongqing University City.

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/cqdaxuechenggjtbxgt3_RlvrInB1FAOl.jpg

Some projects of Univercity of Chongqing.

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/d-5complex-cq-dxkjy-21-1_tPtOy9o224Hi.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/d-5complex-cq-dxkjy-11-1_yzkSzLL1OZvU.jpg

Sofitel hotel(U/C)

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/GZifk27wy5D20050713_IO6WimTqSbGh.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/01CACBD7_kMAInw4nHwIC.jpg

Xinguang canlan[星光灿烂]

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMyNjA4MDsmIw==_WnEHbufKicM0.jpg

Good afternoon,

Anyone knows something about the Chongqing Aerobus?

Good afternoon,

Anyone knows something about the Chongqing Aerobus?

What's an aerobus?I know Chongqing's first BRT line is under construction.

What's an aerobus?I know Chongqing's first BRT line is under construction.

¡Voilá! an aerobus.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i230/caballopublico/p24f01-439.jpg

¡Voilá! an aerobus.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i230/caballopublico/p24f01-439.jpg

^^ I think it will never be built.

There's a 10 Monorail or Metro lines' plan,but I never heard there's also a plan of Aerobus in Chongqing.

Good morning,

I was wrong. The place were Weihai not Chongqing.

I enclose an article from Aerobus company:

February 22, 2006

Aerobus International Announces Commencement of Major Transit Project in China

Aerobus International, Inc., today announced the start of the Weihai Aerobus Transit Project which will be built in Weihai, China.

According to Dennis K. Stallings, Aerobus president, “We have enjoyed enthusiastic support from Shang Dong Province officials, the mayor of Weihai, his staff, and many, many department heads.”

“Project financing was secured on February 22, 2006, and the first payment from the Chinese partners was made on that date. Design work has been ongoing in China since July 2005. Chinese engineering teams have finalized all necessary environmental, marine, and soil studies for each of the eight pylons and the stations. Aerobus will consult with the Chinese technical groups then immediately begin design work in the United States for the guideway and vehicles,” Stallings said.

Weihai is a vital Chinese port and tourist center on the Gulf of Chihli. The 4.2-kilometer (2.6-mile) Aerobus route will cross open ocean bay water to Liugong Island, linking that popular destination to the central business district. Weihai, with a population exceeding 2.4 million, is both a National Model City and a National Environmental City. Both classifications place stringent constraints on transportation systems.

Aerobus technology utilizes self-powered vehicles running on a dedicated aluminum track which is suspended by a patented cable support system much like the Golden Gate Bridge. Pylons holding the track can be spaced up to ten times farther apart than supports for conventional monorails. Routes can be established at any height above grade so as to pass over buildings, freeways, and other obstructions without impeding traffic flow. Crossing Weihai Bay, the guideway will be raised sufficiently above sea level so as not to interfere with normal ship and port operations.

“Aerobus is the only solution to the Weihai situation,” stated Stallings.

Price of the Weihai Aerobus installation was not disclosed. Transit experts, however, estimate $10 million USD per kilometer, including stations and the Weihai Star pylon in the bay that will contain a station, restaurant, observation platform, and retail space

ChunShengBi'an(春生彼岸,U/C)

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMyNjA4MDsmIw==_ggdgrmWWBHv4.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/showimgfsa_OV9sGZlpP9Kq.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/showimg234423_g9hQ1MIBDt1H.jpg

Yuelai Art Corridor(Proposed)

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/chongqingyulaidequdonhua3_piuSgnaIoXh5.jpg

Yuelai Art Corridor(Proposed)

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/chongqingyulaidequdonhua3_piuSgnaIoXh5.jpg

Looks cool.. When will be Started???

Looks cool.. When will be Started???

Just a proposal of a construction plan for instance.This plan involves a very huge area along the Jialing river.

Yuelai Art Corridor(Proposed)

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/chongqingyulaidequdonhua3_piuSgnaIoXh5.jpg


what the hell is the point of that glass corridor? what a waste of money!!!!

Peninsula's door(半岛之门,Approved)

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/my-gj-yuqingdasha_s01nLxPugCaC.jpg

Chongqing Fortune Center(U/C)
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1erw_WwiAhMjoK7TN.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/9fdssd_iKE5qyySuZsp.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1148974539983_2s_C5NMfT3aqnG0.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1148974476682_4s_Jm6JLxWZkvGN.jpg

Other two approved twin towers

This one 金凯商厦 is u/c
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/qvcmIzIwOTc1Ow==_XUKOMF5qj6iC.jpg

Another one 利得爾商廈
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2006428143828695_4dQJOSgDWKLh.jpg

Chongqing Langgao international conference and exhibition Center(U/C),the tallest tower is 258m.

A render

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/showimg4534_K2dVZLeTijpy.jpg

Chongqing XiYong Nanotechnology and software Park-SOHO office towers(U/C)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/arnaudhe/showimg1-1.jpg

Chongqing Library(U/C)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/arnaudhe/showimg2-1.jpg

FuTianDuShi(福天都市,240m,approved)

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/nanbin2_ovdk5J73iso8.jpg

Some projects of Univercity of Chongqing.

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/d-5complex-cq-dxkjy-21-1_tPtOy9o224Hi.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/d-5complex-cq-dxkjy-11-1_yzkSzLL1OZvU.jpg

What a beautiful looking campus and buildings!! Wow :)

珊瑚水岸(U/C)

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/d-2resideatial-cq-nbl-12-1_DAe2TlmL2PD9.jpg

重庆新华集团智能大厦(约200m,U/C)

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/showimg22323_ZhlsXU3SNTeg.jpg

What language is used mostly in Chongqing? 普通话？

What language is used mostly in Chongqing? 普通话？

Chongqing dialect,but mandarin is also used quite often since there're more and more people from other parts of China to work,live or do businesses in Chongqing.

重庆外商活动中心&商务住宅

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/pbypUqZXc3M=_xLUvFZ5Q949l.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/pbypUqZXeHM=_iJHPJdTPNkou.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/pbypUqZXZTM=_GjoM5ZC7Oxb0.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/pbypUqZXc2Rmdw==_7WkRIs8vzznG.jpg

And the new airport.There're 16 candidate programs infact.Chongqing daily reported this one was the most prefered by Chongqing Airport Group.

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1160553_020920_Zh6NYfev5zbN.gif

http://static.flickr.com/40/107549803_2dd753900f_o.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/showimgsdd_trAm5PGmKQG8.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/showimgsdssw_OxwIy818pcqf.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/showimgcnvcv_SLk9oHtnoLLt.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/showimg32423_gEEbXA7XLExg.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/showimg2232_jFIyI0yf7AXV.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/showimgsfas_BJo4Yx3Sff6R.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/showimgss_OXnUdQnA3jKj.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/showimgxvzc_yEuAo0bSxuml.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/showimgsfsdw_Fu6q9WEX7ZU0.jpg

Paradise walk(U/C)
http://www.longhu.com/sdzsw/map/xctj.jpg

Science and Tech Park of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications(重庆邮电大学信息科技园-西南院 )

http://www.juxie.cn/manage/Editor/UploadFile/2006317175546283.jpg
http://www.juxie.cn/manage/Editor/UploadFile/2006317175529607.jpg
http://www.juxie.cn/manage/Editor/UploadFile/2006317175537466.jpg
http://www.juxie.cn/manage/Editor/UploadFile/2006317175635857.jpg

晶森林-重庆南山植物园(Proposed)

http://www.juxie.cn/manage/Editor/UploadFile/2006317173119637.jpg
http://www.juxie.cn/manage/Editor/UploadFile/2006317173130535.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/40/107549803_2dd753900f_o.jpg

Wow amazing! Looks like there is a video to that project. Do you have the video Tiger?

Wow amazing! Looks like there is a video to that project. Do you have the video Tiger?

No,unfortunately,Christian,but I'll post it as soon as I get it. :)

No,unfortunately,Christian,but I'll post it as soon as I get it. :)

O ok, thats good. You are doing a very good work on chinese projects tiger, keep up the good work! :okay:

O ok, thats good. You are doing a very good work on chinese projects tiger, keep up the good work! :okay:

Thanks for your encouragement. :cheers:

Flash of JW Marriott IFC (http://jwmarriottifc.com/ifc/JW.WMV)

Flash of JW Marriott IFC (http://jwmarriottifc.com/ifc/JW.WMV)

Wow, really cool video, i love when they make projects videos as "high-tech" as that! ;)

Thanks for sharing Tiger. :)

Video of Chongqing CBD (http://www.bhaa.com.cn/rm/03chongqingcbd.rm) :cheers:

will anyone of u guys be a dear to help me translate this news into english?

重庆将建6座摩天大楼 总投资达30亿


2006年08月09日03:27 第一财经日报


　　本报记者程维发自重庆 投建一个由6幢200米以上摩天大楼构成的超高楼群，放在哪个城市都堪称“大手笔”。但因多方面原因，我国台湾地区日月光集团昨日在重庆启动的这一项目，却选择了低调。

摩天楼群低调开工

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“今天的开工仪式，我们没有主动接洽媒体。”昨日，负责上述项目的重庆市鼎固房地产开发有限公司(下称“鼎固地产”)一位工作人员对《第一财经日报》称，公司想低调处理这件事。

　　该公司的“项目描述”显示，该项目占地55亩，建筑面积66万平方米,总投资30亿元人民币。6幢高楼的高度均超过200米。其中有28万平方米写字楼、13万平方米购物中心、20万平方米酒店、1332个停车位、2万平方米空中花园，另有2000平方米的地铁购物广场。

　　该项目分三期开发，其中第一期工程将于2008年建成营业。项目位于重庆市核心商务区渝中区解放碑附近，坐落在规划的“重庆城市之冠”地段。项目的一侧是正在建设中的377米高度的“重庆万豪国际金融贸易中心”，建成后将是重庆 第一高楼。

　　避谈“日月光”

　　鼎固地产的一位工作人员对记者介绍：“我们是一家新注册的 房地产公司，高楼群是公司在重庆的第一个房地产项目。”但该工作人员不愿意提供其公司的股东构成情况。

　　记者调查发现，鼎固地产开发的这一地块，由日月光集团于2005年7月19日买下，地价6.0185亿元，均价每亩超过1000万元。当地媒体在报道此事时援引日月光集团工作人员的话称，2005年5月，日月光集团就向重庆市土地交易中心缴了保证金，随后，迅速投入2000多万美元注册成立了重庆鼎固房地产开发有限公司。

　　调查表明，目前大陆有多个“鼎固房地产公司”，分别在北京、上海、温州等地，其中北京鼎固房地产公司开发的“鼎好电子商城”在宣传资料中称：“北京鼎固房地产开发有限公司的主要投资商为日月光半导体集团”，“日月光集团在美国及中国台湾拥有数家上市公司，最大的控股股东张氏家族早在(上世纪)90年代就开始投资大陆 房地产业。”芯片项目潜行

　　日月光集团目前是全球最大的半导体封装测试企业。其刻意低调，可能与该公司计划在重庆投资10亿美元建立芯片封装厂有关。此前，台湾当局曾禁止台湾半导体企业投资大陆。

　　2005年1月12日，日月光集团董事长张洪本赴渝与重庆签订了合作意向书。1月24日，重庆市下属某部门向外透露了日月光集团正在洽谈将赴渝投资的事宜。但是随后该集团在境外发布消息，否认其在重庆有投资计划。

　　2005 年10 月18 日，重庆市西永微电子工业园奠基。当地媒体曾报道称，该工业园已引进包括“811、日月光工程”等在内的7个大型高科技项目。但昨日,重庆市某经济主管部门的工作人员在被问及日月光集团在渝投资的芯片项目时，称“这个项目非常敏感”。

Chongqing:Century Star Plaza(6*200m+)
http://files.photojerk.com/macpolo/CQCBD/20068820444251896.jpg
http://files.photojerk.com/macpolo/CQCBD/20068820511426884.jpg

Another tower(350m,Proposed)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/arnaudhe/IMG_1143s_wq2dtToNfbsJ.jpg

Since it's not been yet released officially,I think they will change the design.

Crest of the city(Main tower 300m+,other 5 towers 200m+)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/arnaudhe/IMG_1133s_cwPRUrEYgbMq.jpg

This project has started already.

Chongqing Grand Threater(U/C)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/arnaudhe/showimgdfafas_tEK5IUVadU0q.jpg

Chongqing 2012(Not all approuved towers are included )

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/arnaudhe/12345_xMR6BIHUk6Lb.jpg

New project,It will start in the end of the year in Dadukou district.The main tower is 55 storey.

晶森林-重庆南山植物园(Proposed)

http://www.juxie.cn/manage/Editor/UploadFile/2006317173119637.jpg
http://www.juxie.cn/manage/Editor/UploadFile/2006317173130535.jpg

This one was approved recently,and will be finished next year.

协信丹枫白露( U/C )

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/arnaudhe/showimg-7.jpg

please please can someone update this or provide me a link to current chongqing updates

amazing city

dd

Chaotianmen Plaza
Chongqing, China

The building complex contains of four towers counting 38,38,38 and 68 floors in Chongqing, and is supose to be completed this year. The 280 000sqm complex will contain a 1 140 room hotel in the tallest tower while the three 38 floor tall towers will contain residentials. Under these three towers there will be a 3 storey retail podium.

http://www.wongtung.com/projects/840/img01.jpg

Any more information?

Now the project is known as "Paradise by the River"
The 3 building on the left are the Highest Risidential Apartment in Asia. There is going to be a hotel on the Right. Hilton or Sheraton?

Can some one post her new construction pic's in her? :) :cheers:

New Jiangbei CBD at Chongqing city

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qVe-mq9XK4...ted&search=

Fix your link please.
The url contained a malformed video id.

New Jiangbei CBD at Chongqing city

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qVe-mq9XK4...ted&search=

The url contained a malformed video id......!! :dunno: :dunno:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qVe-mq9XK4

Added October 14, 2006
From z0rga

is this posted by z0rg?

Yes, it was.

Hi,we are here.http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=381842 Welcome to make some comments.:cheers:

重庆斥资3.5亿建剧院 蛋型外壳一半为玻璃
It is estimated that 3.5 billion yuans is going to spend in building the theater. Half of its egg shell is made of glass. The whole project will be invested and operated by private firms.

江南大剧院效果图
http://photocdn.sohu.com/20070613/Img250534737.jpg


　来源：重庆商报
南滨路将出现一座新剧院，为重庆市民提供一个观看高雅艺术的场所。记者昨日从南岸区文广新局获悉，江南大剧院将在首届中国重庆文化艺术节的文化产业博览会上正式签约，预计年底开建2009年建成，这将是40个区县中最大的剧院，也是目前全市仅次于在建的重庆大剧院和人民大礼堂的第三大剧院。

　　南滨路中段建南岸新剧院

　　据介绍，江南大剧院项目位于南滨路中段，靠烟雨路左边空地，占地30亩。毗邻江南体育中心、喜来登酒店及南滨公园海棠烟雨景区，交通便利、区位优势明显。





　　整个建筑呈流线型，其中大剧院面积有1万平方米，设有座位1800个，多于文化宫剧场，剧院内将采用高新的硬件设施，比如升降舞台等，满足各种表演的需要。此外，还建有动漫艺术培训基地、文化街等其它设施2万平方米。同时，地下车库共有1万平方米左右，可停放400辆车，适合进行大型活动。

　　圆蛋造型外壳一半为玻璃

　　“在建筑设计上，不但自成一体颇具现代感，而且也与周边建筑相互协调”，南岸区文广新局局长刘钢表示，江南大剧院主体建筑为圆蛋型，其中外壳一半为钢结构，一半为玻璃，透视性极强，特别是夜晚开启灯光后，通体发亮。

　　剧院的设计理念为“红土魔方”，即建筑色彩中点缀了红色色块，体现重庆的火辣和激情，同时加入了魔方造型，展现建筑的文化魅力。值得一提的是，整个建筑群的制高点为一个小型塔楼，顶端神似一只“大眼睛”，实际上是灯光控制室及直播间，还能鸟瞰南滨路和渝中半岛。

　　此外，大剧院与周边的游泳馆、江南体育馆均有圆形设计符号，而且同在一条中轴线上，因此也被称为“三星连珠”。

　　市场运作政府不投一分钱

　　据悉，江南大剧院总投资为3.5亿元，但由于采取了合资建设经营模式，即由重庆和湖南的两家开发商投资，政府无需投入资金。此外，剧院建成后，也交由这两家公司经营，除了进行公益演出，也要承接商业项目以及开设固定演出节目，同时开设有影视厅、KTV、休闲餐饮、酒吧、茶楼、网吧等业态，估计5年就可以收回投资。

　

Chongqing is constructing so many amazing cultural facilities, wow.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c203/macpolo/200772414291558298.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c203/macpolo/200772414282769400.jpg


what do u think?

imo,cheap look,but since its boxy,i give in

i wish i could believe its because of the bad quaulity of the rendering

I think Chongqing should spread out its skyscrapers and limit the height. The city is hot enough already the next thing you need is a concrete jungle.

I think Chongqing should spread out its skyscrapers and limit the height. The city is hot enough already the next thing you need is a concrete jungle.

giving city 27 million inhabitant,mean Chongqing is one one denses city in the world,there's no ther choice but to go for skyscraper.

giving city 27 million inhabitant,mean Chongqing is one one denses city in the world,there's no ther choice but to go for skyscraper.

in fact no
these towers r so tall just because this is the CBD

at the center of the CBD to be exact

重庆斥资3.5亿建剧院 蛋型外壳一半为玻璃
It is estimated that 3.5 billion yuans is going to spend in building the theater. Half of its egg shell is made of glass. The whole project will be invested and operated by private firms.

江南大剧院效果图
http://photocdn.sohu.com/20070613/Img250534737.jpg


　来源：重庆商报
南滨路将出现一座新剧院，为重庆市民提供一个观看高雅艺术的场所。记者昨日从南岸区文广新局获悉，江南大剧院将在首届中国重庆文化艺术节的文化产业博览会上正式签约，预计年底开建2009年建成，这将是40个区县中最大的剧院，也是目前全市仅次于在建的重庆大剧院和人民大礼堂的第三大剧院。

　　南滨路中段建南岸新剧院

　　据介绍，江南大剧院项目位于南滨路中段，靠烟雨路左边空地，占地30亩。毗邻江南体育中心、喜来登酒店及南滨公园海棠烟雨景区，交通便利、区位优势明显。





　　整个建筑呈流线型，其中大剧院面积有1万平方米，设有座位1800个，多于文化宫剧场，剧院内将采用高新的硬件设施，比如升降舞台等，满足各种表演的需要。此外，还建有动漫艺术培训基地、文化街等其它设施2万平方米。同时，地下车库共有1万平方米左右，可停放400辆车，适合进行大型活动。

　　圆蛋造型外壳一半为玻璃

　　“在建筑设计上，不但自成一体颇具现代感，而且也与周边建筑相互协调”，南岸区文广新局局长刘钢表示，江南大剧院主体建筑为圆蛋型，其中外壳一半为钢结构，一半为玻璃，透视性极强，特别是夜晚开启灯光后，通体发亮。

　　剧院的设计理念为“红土魔方”，即建筑色彩中点缀了红色色块，体现重庆的火辣和激情，同时加入了魔方造型，展现建筑的文化魅力。值得一提的是，整个建筑群的制高点为一个小型塔楼，顶端神似一只“大眼睛”，实际上是灯光控制室及直播间，还能鸟瞰南滨路和渝中半岛。

　　此外，大剧院与周边的游泳馆、江南体育馆均有圆形设计符号，而且同在一条中轴线上，因此也被称为“三星连珠”。

　　市场运作政府不投一分钱

　　据悉，江南大剧院总投资为3.5亿元，但由于采取了合资建设经营模式，即由重庆和湖南的两家开发商投资，政府无需投入资金。此外，剧院建成后，也交由这两家公司经营，除了进行公益演出，也要承接商业项目以及开设固定演出节目，同时开设有影视厅、KTV、休闲餐饮、酒吧、茶楼、网吧等业态，估计5年就可以收回投资。

　
HMMMMM.... half of the egg is made of glass? isn't that dangerous considering that CQ is in a major earthquake zone? >.<

HMMMMM.... half of the egg is made of glass? isn't that dangerous considering that CQ is in a major earthquake zone? >.<

^^No,it's not.The nearby earthquake zone is in the west of Sichuan where is about 90 kilometers away from Chengdu,400 kilometers away from Chongqing.I think Chongqing is the one of the safest Chinese cities in this regard.

nice large city in China. the most populours city of China with 30million people lived there... Wow!!

nice large city in China. the most populours city of China with 30million people lived there... Wow!!

Chongqing --- 2009 years of mega infrastructure projects

First, the highway:

1, Chongqing expressway was opened to traffic beltway.
Following the end of last year to West Pang Beibei after the opening paragraph, beltway highway will be fully opened to traffic this year will be around the main city串起groups 11. It is reported that a total length of 186 kilometers of high-speed beltway, 6-lane design.

2, three expressway completed.
High-speed Shanghai and Chongqing respectively in Chongqing, the main city highway渝湘to Qianjiang paragraph pad Zhong Expressway will be opened to traffic this year, a new traffic mileage reached 400 kilometers, with an accumulated total mileage open to traffic more than 1500 km.

3, four new highway construction.
Fuling were started to Fengdu, Nanchuan to Wansheng, Fuling to Nanchuan, Hechuan to Tongliang such as Highway 4,

4,13 continued construction of the highway project.
Fengjie to accelerate wuxi continued construction projects, such as 13.

Second, urban rail transit.

Light Rail Transit Line construction on the 6th. Has started on the 1st of rail transit lines and continued rapid construction三号线. "Solution to the current run on the 2nd line of one-way situation, the early formation of the track network to facilitate the public to travel."

Third, the city bridge.

East Watergate厮1000 Gate Bridge and Bridge will begin to build again across two rivers in Chongqing's new channel

Fourth, the railway.

1, the new line to start the construction of four
They are Yu-million inter-city rail, inter-city of Chengdu-Chongqing railway, Chongqing-Huaihua Railway line, Chongqing and Guizhou railway line will open the new building.

2, 2-line Capacity Expansion
Tatsu million respectively to implement the electrification of the railway rehabilitation and capacity expansion of 30,000 transformation of the Southern Railway.

3, continued construction projects three
Are speeding up the construction of Lan Yu, Yu-li, was second-line, such as Chongqing railway project

4, the two completed projects.
Are railway container center station, Xiangyu voted with second-line completion.

V. container port.

Bonded Zone of Chongqing Cuntan international container port with two built vote.

6, aviation

Speed up the Jiangbei International Airport expansion project three progress, and built a boat white Qianjiang Airport, Wushan tourism Kaijian feeder airports.

VII transform the old city demolition.

1, demolition transformation of the main city危旧房four million square meters, industrial shantytowns 700,000 square meters.

2, remediation Yuzhong transform the second half of the city
GM will form a "two-three zone" pattern.


8, City Park.

Temple Park鸿恩completed, leading Temple Park open.


IX, sports facilities.

Olympic Sports Center Comprehensive Museum, the National Fitness Center大田湾start.

from Chongqing municipal government work report.

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/03BEB0FC.002C

why there's no news from chongqing these days. wish to see more pics.........

who knows the news of IFC Chongqing? when will it be built???

^^ Which one? :D

chinos estupidos... metanse a una ciudad bonita para que abran los ojos... a la ciudad de San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Central America... DESPIERTEN!!

San Pedro Sula es una m.ierda pinchada en un palo.

chinos estupidos... metanse a una ciudad bonita para que abran los ojos... a la ciudad de San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Central America... DESPIERTEN!!

te juedo y callete, idiota. Chongqing es más bueno que tu ciudad pequeñísimo que puede realmente chupar mi polla. También, por favor solamente habla en inglés en foros internacionales.

damn my spanish really sucks :lol:

Sex theme park prepares to open in Chongqing

2009-05-15

Naked human sculptures, giant replica genitals, a photo exhibition about sex history and sex technique workshops.

China's first sex-themed park has not even opened yet, but the controversial project has already got some people hot under the collar.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20090515/0013729e42ea0b76f69a0a.jpg

Love Land will open in October in the entertainment zone near the Yangtze River in Chongqing.

Lu Xiaoqing, park manager, said Love Land would be useful for sex education and help adults "enjoy a harmonious sex life".

It will contain an exhibition about sex, including its history and practice in other countries, anti-AIDS measures and the proper use of condoms.

"We are building the park for the good of the public," Lu said.

"Sex is a taboo subject in China but people really need to have more access to information about it."

However, some people have criticized Love Land as vulgar and said that Chinese people were not ready to accept open discussions on sex.

"These things are too exposed" Liu Daiwei, a policewoman in Chongqing, said. "I will feel uncomfortable to look at them when other people are around."

Yu said the idea of building Love Land came up to him during a visit to South Korea's sex park in Jeju, a popular destination on the island.

"We hope our Love Land can also become a landmark in Chonqing when it finishes," he said.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45783000/jpg/_45783274_007325967-1.jpg

A netizen from Shandong on popular news portal sina.com.cn wrote that Chinese people do not treat sex as boldly as foreigners.

"These vulgar sex installments will only make people sick," the person wrote.

However, others described the project as creative and brave and said there should be more discussion about sex in China.

"Chinese people are in need of sex education," a netizen in Henan wrote. "I will visit the park when I go to Chongqing. It is important to learn more about sex and improve our quality of life."

Lu said that he was prepared for Love Land to generate controversy.

"It is quite normal to see so much discussion about it," he said.

"I have found that the majority of people support my idea but I have to pay attention and not make the park look vulgar and nasty."

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/15/content_7779722.htm

BEIJING, May 24 -- Chongqing in southwest China will build 27 more city squares before 2012, with the city's total number of such squares reaching 45, according to the local urban planning bureau.

The city is now soliciting names, themes and designs for these city squares across the whole nation.

These city squares, each with an area of tens of thousands square meters, include both closed squares surrounded by constructions, and open squares facing rivers or mountains, with a total area of 716,000 square meters.

Among the 27 squares, "Nanbing Leisure Square" will be a tourist attraction for tourists to view the beauty of the city"..

Apart from this, from 2013 to 2017, another 30 city squares with a total area of 874,000 square meters will be built. Till 2017, there will be 76 city squares with a total area of 2003,000 square meters.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chongqing.

(Source: XHTV)

Chongqing spends RMB 40 bln building 1st inland free trade area
Chongqing Municipality in southwestern China on Tuesday started the construction of a free trade area, the first of its kind deep inland, to promote the economic development in the area, the Official Xinhua News Agency reported.

The Cuntan Bonded Area, which will contain both the Cuntan Harbor and the Jiangbei International Airport, will cover a total of 8.37 square kilometers, including 6 square kilometers for surface logistics and 2.37 square kilometers for air freight logistics.

The area will be built in three phases with a total investment of RMB 10 billion. The first phase, which will have an area of 2.67 square kilometers, will cost RMB 3 billion (US$439 million) and is expected to be finished and become operational at the end of this year. The second phase will be completed in 2012 and the third phase in 2015.

Another RMB 30 billion is expected to be used to expand the area and increase its functions.

The bonded area, which will offer such preferential policies as tax rebates for exports and zero tax for trading within the area, is expected to greatly boost the development of the city's export-oriented economy and speed the opening up of central and western cities, according to Huang Qifan, vice mayor of Chongqing.

So far, there have been ten free trade zones set up in eastern coastal areas in the country.
http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Newswires/News_Detail.aspx?type=1&NewsID=24161

Chongqing plans world-class transport hub
As an economic powerhouse in China's west, the municipality of Chongqing has put in place plans to become one of the country's premier transport hubs.

Already a regional transportation center with developed rail, water, highway and aviation networks linking the municipality with the rest of the country, the city's authorities now plan to spend hundreds of billions of yuan to expand its capacity.

Jiangbei International Airport, 21 km from the downtown, has flights to China's major cities as well as Japan and Thailand.

A number of ports along the Yangtze, the largest navigable river in China, also offer the city an easy access to domestic and overseas markets...
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-06/05/content_8253904.htm

PYI may invest RMB 10 bln in Chongqing property project
PYI Corp Ltd, which is principally engaged in port development, may invest RMB 10 billion in a property project near Chaotianmen Harbor in Chongqing, said Deng Kaiwei, deputy district mayor of Yuzhong District, Chongqing, sources reported.

Xu Weihui, chief operating officer of PYI, said that the firm is still in talks about starting the project and has not yet signed the contract. The project will cover a land area of 11 hectares and have a floor area of 700,000 square meters.

Deng added that Shui On Group is considering staring an urban reconstruction project in Chongqing with an investment of RMB 30 billion in total.
http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Newswires/News_Detail.aspx?type=1&NewsID=26059

News replies that Two-river New Zone in Chongqing has been approved, which is the 3rd new district following SHANGHAI and TIANJIN.

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Changan Suzuki to build 2nd plant in Chongqing (http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Newswires/News_Detail.aspx?type=1&NewsID=44379)

Jul. 26, 2011 (China Knowledge) - Chongqing Changan Suzuki Automobile Co Ltd, a joint venture between Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd and Japan-based Suzuki Motor Corp, will build its second plant in Chongqing with an investment of RMB 5 billion. The plant, which will be located in the city's Banan District, is expected to go into operating in 2013 in the first phase ........

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China to stick to controlling property market (http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2011-08/26/content_13196269.htm)

BEIJING-- China will continue to implement macro-control policies on its property sector, a senior official said Thursday.

"We'll unswervingly stick to controlling the property market without changing the direction or loosening the policies," said Zhang Ping, head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner.

He made the remarks in his report on the implementation of national economic and social development plan for the first seven months of this year to the National People's Congress Standing Committee, the country's top legislature.

The government's macro-control policies have been relatively well implemented, Zhang said, adding that house prices in some cities had started to cool.

In July, 31 cities out of the country's 70 major urban centers saw new home prices decline or remain unchanged from a month earlier, compared with 26 cities in June, according to official figures.

Fourteen cities saw month-on-month declines in new home prices in July, up from 12 in June.

Rocketing property prices have been a major government and buyer concern in China as purchasing an apartment has become an unrealistic dream for many ordinary citizens.

The Chinese government has restricted residents in 43 major cities from buying second or third homes and is preparing to extend the restrictions to the country's second- and third-tier cities.

It also has required higher down payments for mortgages and instituted new property taxes in the cities of Chongqing and Shanghai to rein in the runaway prices.

Zhang urged authorities to curb speculative house buying and increase market supply.

Measures must be taken to ensure enough funds and land supply for construction of affordable houses and to improve quality control on those projects, he said.

China's latest municipality provides a hub that serves western regions (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-08/18/content_13138149.htm)

One reason for its success in getting more investment is a five-day promotion event it sponsored this past February in Hong Kong

An economic development zone in the mega-city of Chongqing is attracting greater attention from investors in China and abroad because of its position as an economic hub for the western parts of China and competitiveness in many sectors.

The Chongqing Economic and Technological Development Zone opened in 1993 as a State-level development zone, just four years before Chongqing became the latest of China's four municipalities.

The zone is becoming an important area for manufacturing, trade, services, transportation, and logistics, and has a pivotal role in promoting urban growth by providing a base for overseas and domestic investment.

One reason for the zone's success, in getting more investment, is surely the five-day promotion event it sponsored this past February in Hong Kong.

That lead to talks with more than a hundred business leaders there, accompanied by an exhibition to introduce investment projects and the Chongqing business environment.

It also leads to about 15 billion yuan worth of cooperative agreements on 15 large projects in the automobile, warehousing, logistics, information technology, finance, and infrastructure sectors.

According to the zone's administrative committee, more than 40 Fortune 500 companies - including Hutchinson Whampoa, Honda, Suzuki, Ford, Ericsson and Coca Cola - have plants or offices there, along with a large number of other multinationals and Chinese businesses.

Why Chongqing zone?

Well, for one thing, there is its advantageous location and convenient transport. Then there is the infrastructure and industrial base, all of which help. And Chongqing is a hub with connections to China's western and central parts.

The zone's products can easily be moved down the Yangtze River to cities like Yichang, Wuhan and Shanghai and on to other parts of the country or the world.

It also has a number of highways, expressways and railways, as well as Jiangbei Airport, only 15 minutes away.

Inside the city, the zone is accessible through a number of roads and two subway lines. There are also bridges across the Yangtze to other parts of Chongqing, and a new one in the works.

It also has adequate water, power, gas, telecommunications, and sewage treatment facilities.

In two decades, the zone has developed an industrial system covering automobiles, motorcycles, electronic information, biomedicines, fine chemicals, new materials, food processing, and garments.

Its emerging industries in recent years include shipbuilding, numerically controlled machine tools, the Internet-of-things, logistics, and new energy.

Other attractions are the zone's amenities for living and services such as education, from kindergarten to university; health care, from community to top-level hospitals; shopping, entertainment, recreation, and sports.

Expansion plans

Expansion plan in recent years involve greater opportunities to investors, such as a new area in Chayuan, to the south of the Yangtze River. This 59-square-kilometer area is an example of the need for investment in both infrastructure and industrial development.

Local authorities expect the economic and technological development zone to be an important force in the municipality's growth.

The administrative committee has predicted that projects over the next four years will need 200 billion yuan in backing and will have an output worth 100 billion yuan by 2015.

The goal is to turn the zone into a high-level industrial base for advanced manufacturing, modern services, logistics, and high-tech R&D.

The committee has said they expect the zone to have more than 80 high-tech R&D companies by 2015, with annual revenues above 20 billion yuan.

They have also estimated that they will have around 50 multinationals, including 20 Fortune 500 companies, by the same year.

And protecting the environment and improving the standard of living are major concerns. Their plan calls for 60 percent of the zone to be covered by trees and grass, and a per capita green space of 22 square meters, by 2015.

The local government is getting involved by trying to improve air quality in the hope that they can have more than 320 days a year meeting national healthy-level standards.

In addition, it plans to improve public security, social welfare, and health care to make certain that its people live better, happier lives.

The Chongqing Economic and Technological Development Zone now covers a 90-sq-km area. In 2010, it reported total revenues of 96 billion yuan, an increase of 23 percent over 2009.

Its foreign trade volume was worth $2 billion the same year, a growth of 31 percent from the previous year.

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