I’m in Shanghai right now and you can see the “geological strata” of economic development here really well. Stuff built 20-30 years ago can be pretty shoddy, bu

I’m in Shanghai right now and you can see the “geological strata” of economic development here really well. Stuff built 20-30 years ago can be pretty shoddy, but the closer you get to the present the better things look to the point where the most recent stuff is very impressive, and absolutely massive in scale. Much of the center of the city around the People’s Square is “old”, and boarded up, probably for demolition. Construction does not stop on weekends it seems. I look forward to visiting again in a few years, the place will likely be unrecognizable. I also wish they redid the Oriental Pearl tower. It is iconic and huge, of course, but having been built in 1995 it’s also (imo, ymmv) ugly AF, especially up close. The Chinese can do so much better now.