Unfortunately most of this development is gone now I’m pretty sure, on the other hand it does not look particularly stable
I often wonder how the residents of these Chinese cities feel. When I visit my hometown, there are many things that are different, but most of it is generally the same. Shenzhen was basically farmland and a fishing village 45 years ago and now it’s a city larger than NYC. Hard to imagine experiencing that day-to-day.
this looks like a miniature set that a guy in a Godzilla suit is about to obliterate
Lol.
when we were in CQ a few years ago we found a used bookshop that sold old books by the pound, but they were happy to sell us the one book that we picked out, a tourism coffee table book from the 90s about CQ itself. there are so many great pictures in that book, scenes of a city growing up and developing. barely any skyscrapers but already a lot of those giant highrise 90s apartment buildings.
china in the 90s was a different world. Chongqing still looks somewhat similar, i’m sure Chengdu and Changsha etc are completely unrecognizable
You use the word “unfortunately” … care to elaborate, because I’m not seeing anything unfortunate about this no longer existing, but you posted this, so perhaps you have a different perspective?
I think it’s a shame when vernacular architecture is torn down, and the area looks very unique and walkable. At the same time, the buildings look old and worn down and sometimes preservation is very difficult.
looks walkable
it’s built on a mf cliff homie
“I love climable communities!”
-idk chimpanzees or mountain goats, or some shit
Elevators and your legs are your friend
Check out this video walking the city and you’ll see vernacular architecture is strong as hell there today https://youtu.be/GAOQ1EHvR_c
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: