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In China, the opposite. Coastal cities (in the east) are usually richer.
by tszming 16y ago
In China, the opposite. Coastal cities (in the east) are usually richer.
- JacobAldridge 16y agoThe OP was discussing the east side of cities, not cities on the east side of the country.
- tszming 16y agoYes, you are right :)
- garply 16y agoI can't speak for the other cities, but East Beijing actually is much wealthier than West Beijing.
- quant18 16y agorandom link dump: Beijing air pollution statistics by district http://www.bjepb.gov.cn/air2008/Air.aspx http://www.bjepb.gov.cn/air2008/Air.aspx
- vorg 16y agoThe high-speed railway network being created across China reduces travel times so much it's often quicker to go between cities than between two places within one city, e.g. only 30 minutes Beijing to Tianjin, or 3 hours Wuhan to Guangzhou, one section of which is now the fastest railway line in the world. Perhaps soon all of mainland China could be considered as one city.
- nostrademons 16y agoThe article's referring to wealth distribution within a city, not wealth distributions between cities within the country.