Chinese Modernity. Compiling best photos of Chinese cities.

duskdawn · May 19th, 2007, 04:01 AM

Hi guys,
I am enthusiastic on mega cities and urban planning. Here is my exclusive collection on some of Chinese cities. No Hongkong photos, only mainland cities. Enjoy!
Note: The copyright of each photo below belongs to their original photographer who is hard to be identified at the moment.

Alright, let's start from the Capital--Beijing.
Beijing: Due to the Capital Height Restriction, Beijing is a "short" city in China, but it gets one of the best designed buildings throughout the country. Beijing, with its wide avenues, represents grandeur and dominance.

Phew~~ So much Beijing, since I was from there LOL. OK let's move to Chongqing and take a look at the Manhattan-like Mountain city in the innerland.
Chongqing:

Shenzhen, a 26 year old city which is slightly younger than me. The fastest growing city in world history.
Shenzhen:

26 years ago. It was a small fishing village.

Today

Hong Kong's new sister. IT IS NOT HONGKONG!

Now back to Shanghai, the fastest growing city in the world along with Dubai and the potential competitor to Tokyo, London and New York.
Shanghai:

MagLev

And more under construction...

Bonus: A preview of super-talls that China is constructing, compared to world famous towers.

If anyone likes those, more cities are coming including Guangzhou, Dalian, Qingdao, Tianjin, or even cities like Shijiazhuang and Urumqi that you probably never heard of.

Thanks for viewing.

Chi649 · May 19th, 2007, 04:23 AM

Awesome pics duskdawn. China has some great buildings and skylines. Thanks a lot

oliver999 · May 19th, 2007, 04:37 AM

Ginza · May 19th, 2007, 06:50 AM

great pics,keep them coming

kelvinyang · May 19th, 2007, 09:55 AM

Guangzhou

kelvinyang · May 19th, 2007, 10:07 AM

Scroll ==>>

kelvinyang · May 19th, 2007, 10:27 AM

Shenzheng

Beijing

Xiamen

UrbanSophist · May 20th, 2007, 12:38 AM

very impressive

Jiangwho · May 20th, 2007, 02:19 AM

hao tie.
oliver posted his favorite beijing pic here again. hehe

Red flag's egg · May 25th, 2007, 02:51 PM

any more?

bosman · May 25th, 2007, 04:16 PM

The growth of Chinese cities is extremely impressive. I'm also impressed with the amount of infrastructure that's been built as well (bridges, highways, even well-groomed parks, etc.). Would love to visit one day. Keep the pics coming!

japanese001 · May 26th, 2007, 04:32 AM

Taiwan is not China.

duskdawn · May 26th, 2007, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by japanese001

Taiwan is not China.

Why Republic of China is not China? You tell me.
Pretending to be a Jap is just challenging your intelligence.

Thanks for bumping my thread though

.

zachus22 · May 26th, 2007, 05:11 AM

While Taiwan is a republic that does indeed govern itself under its own laws, it's still technically a province of China. And it's not democratic, as many people assume.

And what I find so funny about China is that a city you have never heard of probably has more people than the city you live in outside of China.

kelvinyang · May 26th, 2007, 05:12 AM

Very modern!

duskdawn · May 26th, 2007, 05:15 AM

OK let's move politics outside. I really love my thread.
Japanese001 is an anti-china troll if you do a search of his posts you will know.
Anyone have more photos. Please only post your favorite ones.

Donkie · May 26th, 2007, 05:31 AM

very impressive

thx for the pics !

kelvinyang · May 26th, 2007, 05:57 AM

duskdawn · May 26th, 2007, 06:00 AM

Kevin, your posts are all empty please upload to imageshack.us before posting here, if you are posting photos.
To Donkie and anyone else: Thanks for viewing!

kelvinyang · May 26th, 2007, 06:01 AM

Great pictures

May 19th, 2007, 04:01 AM	#1
duskdawn My Heart is with Beijing. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Beijing - Cleveland Posts: 1,824 Likes (Received): 1	Chinese Modernity. Compiling best photos of Chinese cities. Hi guys, I am enthusiastic on mega cities and urban planning. Here is my exclusive collection on some of Chinese cities. No Hongkong photos, only mainland cities. Enjoy! Note: The copyright of each photo below belongs to their original photographer who is hard to be identified at the moment. Alright, let's start from the Capital--Beijing. Beijing: Due to the Capital Height Restriction, Beijing is a "short" city in China, but it gets one of the best designed buildings throughout the country. Beijing, with its wide avenues, represents grandeur and dominance. Phew~~ So much Beijing, since I was from there LOL. OK let's move to Chongqing and take a look at the Manhattan-like Mountain city in the innerland. Chongqing: Shenzhen, a 26 year old city which is slightly younger than me. The fastest growing city in world history. Shenzhen: 26 years ago. It was a small fishing village. Today Hong Kong's new sister. IT IS NOT HONGKONG! Now back to Shanghai, the fastest growing city in the world along with Dubai and the potential competitor to Tokyo, London and New York. Shanghai: MagLev And more under construction... Bonus: A preview of super-talls that China is constructing, compared to world famous towers. If anyone likes those, more cities are coming including Guangzhou, Dalian, Qingdao, Tianjin, or even cities like Shijiazhuang and Urumqi that you probably never heard of. Thanks for viewing. __________________ 孟子有曰，故天將降大任于是人也，必先苦其心志，勞其筋骨，餓其體膚，空乏其身，行拂亂其所為，所以動心忍性，曾益其所不能。 -♡=Chinese Modernity=-♡-=Chinese Girls II=-♡-=Chinese Gilrs I Archive=♡- I'm Back in China. Last edited by duskdawn; August 11th, 2007 at 07:06 AM.

May 19th, 2007, 04:37 AM	#3
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kelvinyang BANNED Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 887 Likes (Received): 0	Guangzhou Last edited by kelvinyang; May 27th, 2007 at 10:53 AM.

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kelvinyang BANNED Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 887 Likes (Received): 0	Scroll ==>> Last edited by kelvinyang; December 31st, 2007 at 06:07 PM.

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kelvinyang BANNED Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 887 Likes (Received): 0	Shenzheng Beijing Xiamen Last edited by kelvinyang; May 19th, 2007 at 10:34 AM.

May 19th, 2007, 04:23 AM	#2
Chi649 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,152 Likes (Received): 0	Awesome pics duskdawn. China has some great buildings and skylines. Thanks a lot

May 19th, 2007, 06:50 AM	#4
Ginza Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 409 Likes (Received): 0	great pics,keep them coming

May 20th, 2007, 12:38 AM	#8
UrbanSophist Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK Posts: 2,874 Likes (Received): 0	very impressive __________________ Chicago http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=381690 New York http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=378936 http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=378938

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May 25th, 2007, 04:16 PM	#11
bosman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston Posts: 101 Likes (Received): 0	The growth of Chinese cities is extremely impressive. I'm also impressed with the amount of infrastructure that's been built as well (bridges, highways, even well-groomed parks, etc.). Would love to visit one day. Keep the pics coming!

May 26th, 2007, 04:32 AM	#12
japanese001 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,241 Likes (Received): 54	Taiwan is not China.

May 26th, 2007, 05:11 AM	#14
zachus22 Proud Torontonian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Singapore Posts: 1,451 Likes (Received): 1	While Taiwan is a republic that does indeed govern itself under its own laws, it's still technically a province of China. And it's not democratic, as many people assume. And what I find so funny about China is that a city you have never heard of probably has more people than the city you live in outside of China. __________________ 世上无难事，只怕有心人

May 26th, 2007, 05:12 AM	#15
kelvinyang BANNED Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 887 Likes (Received): 0	Very modern! Last edited by kelvinyang; May 27th, 2007 at 10:33 AM.

May 26th, 2007, 05:15 AM	#16
duskdawn My Heart is with Beijing. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Beijing - Cleveland Posts: 1,824 Likes (Received): 1	OK let's move politics outside. I really love my thread. Japanese001 is an anti-china troll if you do a search of his posts you will know. Anyone have more photos. Please only post your favorite ones. __________________ 孟子有曰，故天將降大任于是人也，必先苦其心志，勞其筋骨，餓其體膚，空乏其身，行拂亂其所為，所以動心忍性，曾益其所不能。 -♡=Chinese Modernity=-♡-=Chinese Girls II=-♡-=Chinese Gilrs I Archive=♡- I'm Back in China.

May 26th, 2007, 05:31 AM	#17
Donkie I'm a Genesis member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Goldcoast & Seoul & North korea Posts: 424 Likes (Received): 0	very impressive thx for the pics ! __________________ GLOBAL POWER CITY INDEX (2012) From wikipedia 1 New York City 320.9 Research & Development (1.) 2 London 320.6 Cultural Interaction (1.) 3 Paris 308.7 Accessibility (1.) Livability (1.) 4 Tokyo 304.3 Economy (1.) 5 Singapore 255.3 Cultural Interaction (4.) 6 Berlin 234.8 Environment (4.) 7 Seoul 233.4 Research & Development (5.) 8 Hong Kong 231.1 Economy (6.) 9 Amsterdam (5.) 10 Frankfurt(3.) We, South Korean will show how to be developed country with god damn North Korea and without Speaking English.

May 26th, 2007, 05:57 AM	#18
kelvinyang BANNED Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 887 Likes (Received): 0	Last edited by kelvinyang; May 27th, 2007 at 10:50 AM.

May 26th, 2007, 06:00 AM	#19
duskdawn My Heart is with Beijing. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Beijing - Cleveland Posts: 1,824 Likes (Received): 1	Kevin, your posts are all empty please upload to imageshack.us before posting here, if you are posting photos. To Donkie and anyone else: Thanks for viewing! __________________ 孟子有曰，故天將降大任于是人也，必先苦其心志，勞其筋骨，餓其體膚，空乏其身，行拂亂其所為，所以動心忍性，曾益其所不能。 -♡=Chinese Modernity=-♡-=Chinese Girls II=-♡-=Chinese Gilrs I Archive=♡- I'm Back in China.

May 26th, 2007, 06:01 AM	#20
kelvinyang BANNED Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 887 Likes (Received): 0	Great pictures Last edited by kelvinyang; May 27th, 2007 at 10:33 AM.

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