Johannes Leistner

Beijing :: We all know about China’s enormous demand of building materials and we may imagine their construction output. But “to imagine” or “to experience” is totally different. Everywhere in Beijing you find construction sites of new apartment blocks and office buildings. Walking around the streets and see the booming business really was impressive!
Think about that: At the same time they build the Olympic Park with its stadiums, hotels and service facilities. They extend their subway system, by digging complete new lines into the ground, and opening them at once. So they did with line 5, which opened on the 7th of October this year.

Here you see the new 230 meters high headquarters of CCTV (China Central Television). The towers also called the "leaning towers" will eventually join. Every day the police receives emergency calls from people who fear the collapse of these two buildings.
Just on the other side of the street, Beijing’s tallest tower is being built. The "China World Trade Center" with its 73 storeys and a height of 330 meters! It will be by far the tallest complex in the city. It is a boom town (and country), no doubt about that!

(btw.: Of course this photos has some distortions due to the usage of a wide angle lens. Nevertheless the inclination is impressive!)

Posted on 4. October 2007 in categorie China. You are the 5233. reader. Follow future comments through RSS 2.0 feed. Write a comment, or create a trackback on your page.