The Chinese government is actively pushing urbanization to realize its vision for a modern China, but not everyone is a fan. If you were in Shanghai in 1980s, you would not have seen any skyscrapers.
Even before the Forbidden City, architecture has always been a way for China to display its wealth and power. But in 21st-century China, these statement buildings have taken a peculiar turn.
deputy head of Tongji University's College of Architecture and Urban Planning had earlier told the South China Morning Post. "Every building aims to be a landmark, and the developers and city ...
The construction is part of the country’s multiyear plan to build a ‘wall’ designed to generate enough energy to power the capital city. So far, Chinese officials say they have installed ...
For the past decade, China has been on a mission to build the world's biggest city by combining a number of large cities into one giant megacity. With a current population of roughly 57 million ...
Rescuers in the central Chinese city of Changsha pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a six-storey building six days after it collapsed. She was conscious during her extraction just after ...
The project includes a new building for interrogation ... according to a 2024 budget document of the city’s anti-graft agency. Chinese officials and state media have hailed the transition ...