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Lujiazui is the heart of Pudong - or in other official words, the "show window of China's reform and opening up". I went to Lujiazui today, only to find out the whole area is turned into another big construction site.
Heading out of the Super Brand Mall, the entrance (once was wonderful place with big garden in the middle of the circle road) was completely chaos. A new big overhead bridge is under construction. When completed, the big circle bridge will connect major buildings in that area, including the metro station, together. However, the problem is, currently, there are construction site everywhere. Besides this kind of small project, big underground tunnel is under way, and some roads are completely blocked and turned into construction site, not to mention the crazy skyscrapers in that area. The history of Lujiazui taught me, when there are many skyscrapers in one area, that only mean one thing, there are many more to come...
I walked around and could not find a taxi (I said, Lujiazui is Full, long time ago), so I kept walking. The bus stations have given ways to the new construction sites, and I could not find it. The major roads long the century avenue is also blocked, so I have to change route to somewhere in the New Financial Street. Finally, I got a taxi around 9:30 PM, and get back home.
On the taxi, I am thinking - if all these buildings, tunnels, over-head bridges, and many other things are to be completed before the Shanghai Expo in 2010, what Shanghai will be look like after that? and will there be any new construction after that?
Posted by Jian Shuo Wang at June 21, 2008 10:25 PM
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The Metro company still has plans to build many, many new lines after 2010. Shanghai still has a lot of change in its future.
Posted by: Micah Sittig (external link) on June 22, 2008 11:30 AMAny pictures of the construction? I'm trying to imagine it.....after a four -year absence!
Posted by: swany on July 1, 2008 5:58 AMHope more metro lines can be built, coz the house price is too high, the country side and central downtowns can be connected by the motro lines..., let's guess after 10 years, how Shanghai will be like?
Posted by: Maggie on July 6, 2008 3:02 PM