You really just asked and they let you up in those buildings? I just decided to go. Good thing I speak adorably American-sounding Chinese, maybe that'll make it even easier.
China really needs to take down all those ugly ass rusty buildings that look like there about to fall, why are they everywhere?
Because China is still a fairly poor nation, with an average income of less than $3000 per person. They won't be there for long, but don't try to imagine that those aren't the conditions that most of China lived in and will probably continue to live in for many years to come.
Maybe not in the Inner city downtowns for long, but there are billions of them.
Who the hell was the architect
Economics and material and labor costs were the architects. If the only concern is housing people, I doubt a government cares if the poor, nearly worthless peasants are living in style.
Economics and material and labor costs were the architects. If the only concern is housing people, I doubt a government cares if the poor, nearly worthless peasants are living in style.
^btw those kinds of buildings are being bulldozed and replaced all over China at the mo, by the thousand. The people are given compensation and moved into modern apartments with all mod cons, sometimes forcibly. However in HK, which operates on a different system ('one country two systems' promised for the next 40 years), the residents have the upper hand when dealing with the local authorities - and thus prefer to stay where they have been for generations than being uprooted elsewhere. In short that's what you get with increased democracy - don't complain about eyesores or assume negligent councils when the people living in those places have the choice, and their right to stay there, and thus enforce it.
Neither do I think pointing a finger at the failings of a socialist, communist system, in terms of income disparity and a system without benefits should so easily be done. Especially from a much richer, capitalist society yet with greater income disparity and lesser benefits for the poor...
They are just boring buildings with ugly balconies. That`s it. I think inside there are not that ugly. In 10 years as good as all of them have gone. When they have been build they have been the ultimate living standard for the upper class. Now many nice residential skyscrapers are rising. The old buildings will go sooner or later.
I hope you don`t mind if i upload a lot of Shenzhen pics from that day, as i have been only for one day in that city, during the entire trip.
Back on the ground.
Next target was the SEG Plaza. A 350m tall skyscraper. I hoped that this building had an observation deck, but it didn`t have one.
The area around the tower was full of shops and people.
I travelled further to the west. This is the CBD of Shenzhen. The skyscrapers there are very modern and nice looking. Not far away is a 650m tall skyscraper u/c.
I cannot find the words to describe how fantastic these photos are. Best photo thread I've seen on SSP in quite some time. Outstanding.
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