Shenzhen: China’s ‘skyscraper capital’
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#2"...internet access and freedom is curtailed: popular sites like Google, Facebook and YouTube are not accessible."
That line caught my attention for two things.
One, it intimates internet access is related to freedom, which I think has merit.
And second, Google, Facebook, and YouTube are obviously not essential, cause those millions get by just fine without them.
Re: Shenzhen: China’s ‘skyscraper capital’
#3"...internet access and freedom is curtailed: popular sites like Google, Facebook and YouTube are not accessible." That line caught my attention for two things. One, it intimates internet access is related to freedom, which I think has merit. And second, Google, Facebook, and YouTube are obviously not essential, cause those millions get by just fine without them.
"Google, Facebook, and YouTube are obviously not essential, cause those millions get by just fine without them."
Most of foreigners traveling in China would certainly disagree with you. No Facebook, no Gmail, no Youtube == "no Internet" for most casual western users.
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#4The most striking thing about visiting the southern industrial cities for me was how (especially towards the outskirts) they tend to build the exact same residential skyscraper several times next to each other. You just don't really see that in Western cities so much.
Re: Shenzhen: China’s ‘skyscraper capital’
#5"...internet access and freedom is curtailed: popular sites like Google, Facebook and YouTube are not accessible." That line caught my attention for two things. One, it intimates internet access is related to freedom, which I think has merit. And second, Google, Facebook, and YouTube are obviously not essential, cause those millions get by just fine without them.
I think they have their chinese counterparts like Baidu, WeChat and the like.
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#6The most striking thing about visiting the southern industrial cities for me was how (especially towards the outskirts) they tend to build the exact same residential skyscraper several times next to each other. You just don't really see that in Western cities so much.
The blueprint was Corbusier's "Radiant City" proposal [0]. It took hold in the US in the form of lower-income housing projects. It turns out that it combines the worst of city life (anonymous neighbors, no personal outdoor space) with the worst of suburban life (unused common areas, lots of wasted space).
[0]: http://www.archdaily.com/604056/north-america-s-radiant-city...
Re: Shenzhen: China’s ‘skyscraper capital’
#7The most striking thing about visiting the southern industrial cities for me was how (especially towards the outskirts) they tend to build the exact same residential skyscraper several times next to each other. You just don't really see that in Western cities so much.
The blueprint was Corbusier's "Radiant City" proposal [0]. It took hold in the US in the form of lower-income housing projects. It turns out that it combines the worst of city life (anonymous neighbors, no personal outdoor space) with the worst of suburban life (unused common areas, lots of wasted space). [0]: http://www.archdaily.com/604056/north-america-s-radiant-city...
In China, common spaces are actually utilized.
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#8If interested about Shenzhen, I'd highly recommend watching this mesmerizing feature on Wired UK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY
Re: Shenzhen: China’s ‘skyscraper capital’
#9If interested about Shenzhen, I'd highly recommend watching this mesmerizing feature on Wired UK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY
Re: Shenzhen: China’s ‘skyscraper capital’
#10The most striking thing about visiting the southern industrial cities for me was how (especially towards the outskirts) they tend to build the exact same residential skyscraper several times next to each other. You just don't really see that in Western cities so much.
These are part of the same apartment complexes, which are like gated planned communities in the states, except with apartment buildings rather than houses. In Beijing, most housing outside of the 3rd ring is like that...heck, even inside the 3rd ring, you'll see a lot of communities, just with lower height buildings because they were built much earlier.