Rapid development of chinese cities
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Amazing. If Pakistan can be like this in 50 years, that would be a great accomplishment.
Thks my bro. and my best wish for Pakistan.
China is in the process of urbanization, but still many rural areas and countrysidei are very poor、dirty and polluted. There is a long way to go.
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Time-lapse video: China builds 30-story hotel in 360 hours
Time-lapse video: China builds 30-story hotel in 360 hours | CNNGo.com
A five-star hotel to be:
Ground was broken on the hotel on December 2, 2011, in the Lin Gang Industrial Zone in Xiangyin County near the provincial capital Changsha. The building was completed in 15 days.
Named T30, the 17,000-square-meter hotel is due to open on January 18, and is expected to be a five-star establishment.
The hotel will feature 316 standard rooms, 32 suites, eight ambassador suites and two presidential suites.
Other facilities include a restaurant, bar, gym and swimming pool on the top floor, underground parking space for 73 vehicles and even a helicopter pad.
The entire hotel costs a total of US$17 million to build.
The building's owner, BSB, is a subsidiary of Chinese technology enterprise Broad Group, whose portfolio includes assembling its own pavilion (the six-story Broad Pavilion) for the 2010 Shanghai Expo within 24 hours, and erecting a 15-story building in six days in June 2010.
The key to achieving such stunning speed is an innovative construction technique developed by Broad. Ninety-three percent of the tower was pieced together with pre-made components, explained Broad Group's senior vice president Juliet Jiang (江燕
.
Jiang said that the company might be able to construct similar buildings in 200 hours once workers become more skilful.
Jiang also said that the reason for the emphasis on speedy construction was "to avoid rain."
Time-lapse video: China builds 30-story hotel in 360 hours | CNNGo.com
A five-star hotel to be:
Ground was broken on the hotel on December 2, 2011, in the Lin Gang Industrial Zone in Xiangyin County near the provincial capital Changsha. The building was completed in 15 days.
Named T30, the 17,000-square-meter hotel is due to open on January 18, and is expected to be a five-star establishment.
The hotel will feature 316 standard rooms, 32 suites, eight ambassador suites and two presidential suites.
Other facilities include a restaurant, bar, gym and swimming pool on the top floor, underground parking space for 73 vehicles and even a helicopter pad.
The entire hotel costs a total of US$17 million to build.
The building's owner, BSB, is a subsidiary of Chinese technology enterprise Broad Group, whose portfolio includes assembling its own pavilion (the six-story Broad Pavilion) for the 2010 Shanghai Expo within 24 hours, and erecting a 15-story building in six days in June 2010.
The key to achieving such stunning speed is an innovative construction technique developed by Broad. Ninety-three percent of the tower was pieced together with pre-made components, explained Broad Group's senior vice president Juliet Jiang (江燕
.Jiang said that the company might be able to construct similar buildings in 200 hours once workers become more skilful.
Jiang also said that the reason for the emphasis on speedy construction was "to avoid rain."
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