@Georgeclark Nice thread, great achievement for Mumbai! And I am still waiting for your photos about agriculture.
The sign that Mumbai is truly an international city:
@Nihonjin1051
I like Starbucks, one just 100 metres from my home in Wuhan, super fast wifi, 1-2 second to download a song!
Starbucks to a lot of Chinese is not a good sign, a sort of fast-food culture. However, from a perceptive of economy, how many Starbucks a city has indicates how open it is and a recognition of consumption level to some extent.
I remembered my first of Starbucks experience, that was 2006-2007 in Wuhan(a city in the very centre of Central China). At that time, the price of a cup of Cappuccino was so high. Now, Wuhan has nearly 50 Starbucks and it becomes quite affordable for the majority citizens in Wuhan. There is also a 24-hour branch in Wuhan's high-tech park, Optic Valley and some in the Metro stations.
So, from this point of view, I see Starbucks entering every city in China a positive sign of a broader domestic market and rapid increase in living standards.
A Starbucks in Wuhan Railway Station's arriving floor
I love Mumbai Monorail. I opened a thread in our Chinese metro forum introducing Mumbai Monorail last year.
There is only one city has a huge Monorail network, in Chongqing, Western China.
@Georgeclark Baidu/QQ street views of China | Page 5
4 years after that massive tsunami, there has been significant rebuilding. Thank goodness!
@Nihonjin1051 China and Japan has suffered so much from natural disasters which never stop East Asia from moving forward. People are just growing stronger and stronger.
The epicentre of 2008 Sichuan Earthquake,
YIngxiu Town, Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province
New primary school of Yingxiu Town
Communities
Provincial expressway S9 links Yingxiu Town to Chengdu City