The village in Beijing,you maybe never see!

[peacefu603]

Originally Posted by touchring

Have you been to major East Coast China cities like Shenzhen, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Shanghai? I've not seen that kind of condition widespread in east coast cities. Definitely not the "norm". Maybe the countryside, rice fields.

I think Beijing is still considered inland city, even though it's the capital. So conditions are poorer.

You maybe deceive yourself,or you deceived by someone.Shenzhen is the most modern city in China,beacause it is near hongkong,I have ever stayed in Shenzhen 0ne year.I saw lots of bad conditions like that,why do you not recognize?

[touchring]

Originally Posted by peacefu603

You maybe deceive yourself,or you deceived by someone.Shenzhen is the most modern city in China,beacause it is near hongkong,I have ever stayed in Shenzhen 0ne year.I saw lots of bad conditions like that,why do you not recognize?

You are talking about the countryside? If you are talking about countryside, most of mainland china is in that condition or worst as you said.

[FREKI]

Reminds me of Iraq....

[DLLB]

How much of Beijing is like that village?

[peacefu603]

Originally Posted by DLLB

How much of Beijing is like that village?

Welcome to Beijing.I can take you to the place!

[touchring]

Originally Posted by Mr D

Reminds me of Iraq....

Well, this is not that bad, as compared to the pollution smoke out capital of Hebei, the province Beijing resides. At least the air is less toxic.

[yiyuntingfeng]

Actually,it's now a village.It should be called shanty town.

[vid]

There is an obscure beauty to it. In one way you want to see it paved over for modernization but in another you kinda want to protect it, because you know soon this way of life may be gone forever...

Great thread. Thanks for sharing.

[yiyuntingfeng]

Originally Posted by vid

There is an obscure beauty to it. In one way you want to see it paved over for modernization but in another you kinda want to protect it, because you know soon this way of life may be gone forever...

Great thread. Thanks for sharing.

I don't think so.Nobody miss this style of shanty towns.It's not China's traditional style.It's only the style of shanty town.

It doesn't mean China's traditional style is like this.

[wlyyl]

Originally Posted by dfane

do neighborhoods like that in China have high crime rates (murders, rapes, robberies etc)?
I know most communist countries dont publish crime stats.

Depends.
And you can find all those stats for China.

[wlyyl]

Originally Posted by touchring

You are talking about the countryside? If you are talking about countryside, most of mainland china is in that condition or worst as you said.

Typical Chinese villages




and of course, markets are usually dirtier, and those pictures were taken from street markets I believe.

[wlyyl]

Originally Posted by POLA

great photos of the china they dont want us to see... Reminds me a bit of downtown Los Angeles.

You can find all those photos online, and I'm talkin about Chinese forums.

[wlyyl]

Originally Posted by Jiang

IMO the countryside around beijing has bad living condition in China. they look like never developed since the establishment of PRC.

Old buildings + damp and dirty streets
downtown American cities look the same except they are a bit cleaner