From egg-shaped concert halls to skyscrapers reminiscent of big pairs of pants, China’s top cities are famously full of curious monuments to architectural ambition. But as land prices in the main metropolises have shot into the stratosphere, developers have been scrambling to buy up plots in the country’s second and third-tier cities, spawning a new generation of delirious plans in the provinces. — The Guardian
"From Harbin “City of Music” to Dezhou “Solar Valley”, provincial capitals are branding themselves as themed enclaves of culture and industry to attract inward investment, and commissioning scores of bold buildings to match."
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It is just jealous British can't simply accept that they are not capable of delivering any world class architecture for public while sitting deep in that sh#te mixture of extreme conservatism,developers greed, and lack of space for talented people to do truly interesting and innovating things. So, it there is no wonder Guardian is king of aiming to attack China in this article. Despite of all of the drawbacks of Chinese construction boom, at least they invest money into their culture and future generations - who are those "fancy museums or operas" are being addressed, not just another shopping mall!
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