Park Built OVERNIGHT in Chengdu | Rapid Construction & Development in China | China's Never Finished
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
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I'm showing you all a perfect example of just how rapidly China is changing. It's mind boggling the speed at which China is racing into the next thing. In my little area of Chengdu called Niuwangmiao, there used to be an apartment building, and one day, I came by, and it was boarded up. The next day, the building and rubble was gone. The next day, an entire park was there! I couldn't and still can't get over how fast that park sprang up. The Chengdu metro is another great example. China is never finished!! Things are never done here
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Yeah, I remember when they decided to rebuild a bridge close to me. I thought it would be horrible. I expected months of horrible traffic. Nope, it was a giant brand new bridge in like 6 days. They worked 24/7 all day and night to build it. It was insane how every day I could go see how much it had grown. Or when I go to parts of the city I used to live in and half the area is different lol. China just moves so fast..
A bridge in Beijing has been built just one night. Bejing people didn't know until saw the news the next day.
In Germany a bridge takes at least a year, an airport a decade or two ;-)
LOL, I've seen times in America where when a bridge goes bad they just close it for months and make people drive around before they even start tearing it down.
I guess the ministry of commerce , national defence and CIA of the United states are just straightly stupid for worrying about the rise of China.. Lolll.... *We chinese are actually working on a down spiral, regressive, chaotic, deteriorating process* . I guess SerpentZA is the only one telling the world the truth with a highly sensible analysis about China/Chibese lolll...
Norsk - except for the airport, still much better than Macau lol.
I agree. China is a rapid changing country. You have to live there, work there for a good couple of years to understand it. I disagree with ADVCHINA that "China is in a chaotic cycle". On the contrary, China is improving rapidly. But, for rapid reform and growing in this magnitude, some temporary, regional chaotic situation is not avoidable. But we Chinese know we on the right track since the quality of lives, social security, social order, education level, people's manners etc. are improving so fast.
A glass is always half full or half empty. Americans (white people in general) like their privacy and silence instead of constant construction. Of course they love going to the mall and watch movies, just don't build it in their neighborhood.
diga.."Americans (white people in general)" , as a non American , it gives me the s***s when the rest of us get compared to Americans .
Don't like it, don't want it.
(sorry Austin, nothing personal)
Austin, This is an excellent video and you make a point about China’s efficiency and work ethic that can’t be over emphasized. As an older American I sometimes get irritated with negative statements about China from people back home. We have trouble accomplishing much of anything these days. We need to acknowledge our limitations and learn from China.
In US, the EIS alone for this small park could take a year! The North Parkway in my town took 26 years.
If ADVChina or serpentza were to do a video on this park, their take on it will be "This is just a cynical and tokenistic attempt by the Chinese by demolishing yet another soulless concrete flat and replacing it with a park to show that they care about the environment".
and a silly title with capital letters....how NOT to build a park in CHINA...
Their content is so unwatchable now
I think they can manage to demonize China a little more than that, you gotta give credit where it's due
Jimmy Huang Yeah for good measure they'll have serpentza filming himself visiting the park and complaining that it's just another place for evil uncles and 阿姨's to congregate and he'll add MGS alert effects to demonize everyone who dares to notice him filming.
Jimmy Huang They'd probably throw some anecdotes of people shitting in parks or getting run over by trucks
Glad to see more Austin in China videos!
Hey Austin, I also live in Chengdu and I know what you mean man. I went back to my country for 6 weeks and when I got back there were four 6 story buildings behind my living area, and of course now they're all 21 floors tall and a total of 12 buildings! insane!
Another huge graveyard for the next big quake
Top Rigor
NYC？
your life must be very sad, what a pity!
大家好，现在展现在大家面前的Top Rigor，学名被称为“洋垃圾”，请大家戴好防毒面具仔细观看
Respect respect only respect for China. I hardly knew anything about China a few months ago. Now I am amazed as I am discovering China through internet.
In California the we are trying to build a high speed rail system. Citizens refuse to give up their worthless farm land and sue the government creating major delays.
bay area guy here. Interesting that nobody around me ever talked about it. i guess we all think until it is finished we won't be sure it can be complete. The project got approved in 2008, START construction in 2015. that is 7 years after approval.
It’s a California dream
It is prime example of America’s inability to achieve much anymore. A couple years ago the projected cost was twice what it would cost in Western Europe and almost five times what it would cost in China. If California is serious about building a high speed train, it should acknowledge that the engineering and construction expertise doesn’t exist in the U.S. and contract with an international construction firm experience and expertise.
Top Rigor: Cali's economy has failed, A lot of people in Cali now are living in tent cities (just search orange city tents Cali), How can they pay for a new high speed rail? Not to mention the entire USA has not a high speed rail yet. even if USA will have one, that must be for rich states not Cali.
Here, traveling along Cali's orange country on local high speed rail: ruclips.net/video/45qSj4_DVxs/видео.html
Meanwhile where I live (Toronto) it takes us 60 years to build 4 subway lines.
Kutter_TTL lolol they finally got it extended to Vaughn 😂😂
Kutter_TTL corruption, every one pocket money and the government has 0 brain.
Fuk man I lived there 14 years, WORST of the metro on Earth, only now just a tiny lil line called Eglinton East , thank God I'm out of there 😂
Here in Guangzhou they made the lines reach other cities such as Foshan and one day Shenzhen is planned. In Toronto it will be over 100 years before a line reaches Mississauga or Brampton.
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Chinese worker works with incredible focus & hard-work and that's productivity - more valuable than oil and gold combined.
Can I just say I saw my apartment in 3:04,I live off the second ring road,niushikou station. Good vid thou ,we are witnessing the future as we are building it
Nice to see you back Austin 😀😀😀
Good to be back!
In Germany, they've been building metro for more than 10 years. i can imagine that, in 20 years it will never be finished...
Am an American who lived in China and I remember we had a very busy intersection. Within 6 months, they took all incoming traffic and created an overpass over the intersection. Congestion problem was solved. It was eye-popping.
When I left chengdu for Auckland 2013, only 2 lines of metro I remembered. Now there are 10 lines as I just went back... Auckland still struggling building the first.
That Is How The Great Dragon Works & Plays . Thanks For Posting .
This was a good vid. Thumbed up.
thanks!
That kind of speed is incredible
It's 临时绿化用地, so basically temporary vegetation field for future construction.
It may sounds crazy but we actually need those metro lines! There is a real demand for it in a city like chengdu with a couple million people
We do!! I totally agree!! It's just annoying for the moment :)
Good report. Thanks, shared with many people.
In America, we need at least 3 days of nonstop debate before taking any action.
Bill Y. Or a decade! Just to decide which colour we will Use!
2 paws up 🐾
That was good Austin,
near me in Ottawa there was a pedestrian bridge being built over the airport expressway. .. They wanted a unique design. . so it ended up being 3 years late and several million over budget. . and involved the first build being deemed unsafe and demolished and rebuilt. . and the first contractors going bankrupt. We also have a light rail line that was supposed to open some stations early spring but they remained sill very much under construction. So yeah stuff happens very slowly. . costs way way more. . and workers here make a great living and get every perk and overtime pay.
The parklet is a temporary park, there's a sign. Usually after a building is demolished and before anything new is built, cities will put on a parklet. There are trees growing in the suburbs which could be transplanted into the city parks when needed.
Ah, I didn't even read the sign haha I'll check it out later tonight
That's exactly what I wish it is. If that's a permanent park, I will be very disappointed by the quality of it. You can clearly see that the ground is uneven, the green patching is not nicely done. This just shouldn't be China's quality, at least on public construction & architectural wise. I will not feel happy if the park is for permanent use even if it is done fast. It's a great relief to hear that it is only for temporary use :)
The major is a SIM city player.
Good points, Im surprised you havent covered bigger projects yet.
Works really fast if don't need permits to do anything. Once here in montrose,ca, my son small school church had roof, overnight church's roof was taken apart , next monday, church new roof is put together with no spectacle of work demolition, remodel exist. Also, in foothill, once there was a gas station huge, the next week, it was gone. Empty lot but nobody seems to care about the speed here in California and call it "signs of prosperity" as the neighborhood prefers their bedroom community to stay put as bedroom as it could be.🤷🏻♀️
That's insaaaaane. Hopefully it's all done safely!
no, the park will fall to the centre of the the earth the next day
😊Yes you are right China is developing so fast . It beyond are imagination . Chinese became a leader in manufacturing and construction . Your videos are awesome . Love from India .
the city`s goverment pormise to the citizens that there will be build 2lines subways everyear until 2020，when the 2nd airport construction complete that time, there will be about 600KM subway in this city,and now It`s just 200km. by the way ,so glad to see your video again!
Chengdu. Lived there for more than a decade, loved it.
NICE VIDEO
Very nice video, man!
In CA, voters approved high speed rail between northern CA and southern CA in 2008. It is 2018, and we still got no rail. Now I am seeing projections that it MIGHT get built in 2030. It is embarrassing how slow everything is developing there.
That IS fast
That would have taken 3-4 years in the states and 90% of time will be waiting for permits and applications to go thru
Hi Austin, looks Im first:))) thanks for video
You know that was nothing indeed. I do this in Simcity everyday.
Amazing.
Austin nice video😊
One thing that shocks me and remind me(a Chinese) that how fast and how far China goes is watching the tiktok (抖音) videos about Chongqing which is very beautiful and fashion nowday. I was born in 1990, in my memory Sichuan and Chongqing was never a rich place. Even a decade ago a terrible earthquake happened in Sichuan, It was still a poor area.. Bro
我觉得这个问题在于你了，成都历代都是第二第三富裕的城市，包括清末。建国后，全国都穷。79年改革开放后，国家优先发展东部地区，四川的不少产业都转移到东部，比如蜀绣蜀锦，00年左右，国家开始西部大开发，才开始慢慢恢复。
Austin TX. How u doin!? Just hope you donot come home from work, and find your building gone ? Ha ! Looks like weather is good where ur* at. How about that* for shortened english😆 hope the best for you, and yours....it was 80° here in Chicagoland. Thanx for sharing your world, soon school will be out for the summer, and you know what that means, mucho more cars and bikes everywhere. See ya!!!!
It keeps things interesting. Part of it has to be government dominance (no environmental impact reports, series 2 soil reports, rubbish abatement, property rights, etc). Just look at how fast the high speed rail network was built. But it’s in tandem with the quiet army of silent workers we don’t see from our Starbucks windows; the unsung heroes of current development here. And you’re right, it’s an awesome thing to experience.
That used to be the case in America in the early 1900s. No env. agency, no govt. reports, no labor contracts, no nothing. That's how America was build, one difference is that the US did not export so much, they produced for themselves, and that made their currency so strong. China should let their currency rise so their people can consume more of what they produce.
no need to be rude, if that's the case, then kudos to them.
That park would take 2 and a half years to make here in Canada.
Nice video：）
A wild Snarky has appeared upon your end credits. Don't startle it or it will poke you with a chicken foot on a stick.
Yeyyy this month go to 🇨🇳 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
In the west, it's called "Power Naps" not Siesta.
tell that to people from Texas haha
in the US, it would take at least half a year to built that park. No exaggeration.
i came from the food ranger.
and it will be good if we have time lapse for the park here
Awesome - welcome to the channel! :)
If I had known how fast they were going to do this, I would've DEFINITELY put a camera there for a time-lapse!!! Alas, I didn't know :(
We have rail being build here Hawaii now there wondering if a mistake of giving more than 50% up front is causing the slow progress.cant make contract date can’t be fired but still payed more.
Chinese people are HARD WORKING people !!! Not like Most lazy American... That require 15 minutes break every hour...and overtime.. yes...maybe me and my people need to change our work ethics... This include myself.....
Mass construction in Chengdu makes the clear sky brought by rain or wind usually lasts less than two days, that's the downside of the rapid urbanization, and it's pretty much the same case for nearly every tier two cities in China.
Yeah I have to say the pollution got worse in Chengdu since 2008. .. now Chengdu has worst pollution levels than Beijing (The pollution hangs around for longer periods). Beijing air is actually slowly improving.
Daniel Tynan Beijing improves her air quality last winter by scarfizing perhaps millions of people's living conditions in the rural area of HeBei. The government simply banned all coal burning activities including people lighting the stove to get warm. The restriction was later lifted to quench massive demostrations from freezing people. And yeah, Chengdu is experiencing even worse air quality than Beijing, the correlation between construction and pollution can be easily seen if you noticed how speedy the underground traffic network is shaping up. Worse thing is, Chengdu is located in a basin, which means blowing the dust away is mostly impossible.
Huh, interesting insights about Beijing. Yeah I had a personal concern about Chengdu because my 3 year old spent 6 months living there over the winter. You must have lived a big part of your life abroad. Top notch English!
Daniel Tynan Thanks for the compliment Daniel, actually my oversea life is quite short. Speaking about kids under the smog, indeed this is a huge concern. I guess the only thing to do is to keep them indoor and turn on the air purifier 24/7. Winter in Chengdu really makes people feel desperate, sigh.
wow !
China always the best!!!💪💪💪💪💪
Why are you talking about China in such a positive tone? It doesn’t make sense. You would get a lot more patrons if you bash China.
My life in China isn't bad - China's a mix of good and bad. I mention the bad every now and then, sure, but my channel is overwhelmingly positive because my life here is overwhelmingly positive. It's good, and I'm enjoying it! If those people want China bashing, they can watch something else - I don't need them
Austin In China I love you bro. Gotta be your own man to enjoy your life!
你说这为什么？ 好有“warts and all"!
Austin In China Nice reply👌👍😊
That';s because you don't have self esteem issues.
There now concern about our rail in Hawaii , was more than 50% up front to different construction contract too much and responsible for delays.they don’t get fired pass contract date. But still payed as over cost.
The Texas Dragon.
胖老外搬到牛王庙啦，哈哈。
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things in America and Canada are always never done
XIONG'AN is a new capital in china in plan. I think it will be the most fast city in next 10 years.
Yeah that's why some Chinese netizens call ourselves 基建狂魔(construction devil) proudly
More like construction monster, not devil
Mean while in Australia, we have a light rail project started 4 years ago, so far 10km has been done and 2.1 billion dollar spend....www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/apr/21/sydneys-light-rail-chaos-who-is-to-blame-for-delays-and-cost-blowout
The question is: is it fast with high quality standard or is it just rubbish?
Chinese construction quality is dangerously subpar. They have the worst record in the planet for new buildings falling over, or collapsing in on themselves. Fast isn't necessarily good. Especially when you're cutting corners... and you don't check for quality.
Hi Austin, I think I have seen you in 红瓦寺 area.., I was thinking to say hello to you, but I was not quite sure it's you ...LOL.
Yep, was probably me haha
What are your views on westerners who always critise China when yet they have never been to china
Fuck 'em. We don't need them or their one-sided views. If there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's that there's a hell of a lot more going on here than meets the eye. This is a deeply complex country, and people who reduce China to "those fucking commies and their human rights violations" need to grow up and see the bigger picture. Yes, there ARE problems - it's undeniable - but I think China's doing the best it can. A nation of 1.4 billion people isn't easy to run. I could go on, but I think that's probably enough haha
Some of the criticisms are not even right. Actually the reverse is true.
I LOVE CHINA :)
hi, I remember you did a few vlog style videos that document one day of your life
any interest to do these kind of video again?
Yeah, I did 30 videos in 30 days - I wouldn't mind doing maybe a week of it again! 30/30 is a lot, though haha
I think what USA or Canada(where I live)really needs is bullet train . How do you think about high speed train in China Austin , did you give it a shot?
Oh yeah - been on it many times. It's great!
emmm, That's not a park, it's just side walks with grass and tree.
It's a parklet - my bad haha I for some reason had forgotten the word "parklet"....oh well haha
infrastructure maniac, the nickname Chinese gives itself.
Do they still have the huge bamboo park down the river from Chuan da’s main campus?
oh, yeah! Love that park!
望江楼，在
Chinese Communist Party made Karl Marx proud. He was smiling on his 200th birthday somewhere in Heaven or Hell.
Chinese can make any government work because they understand the needs of society vastly outweighs the needs of the individual.
Nope more like making Adam smith proud
Yup, Chinese cities move really fast , but did any of those cities people lay a brick? No, all from the hardworking cheap labor bloody cheap labor of millions and millions of villagers. They eat steamed bun or just rice with salty preserved vegetables , have meat occasionally, hardly can afford to eat fruit to save money to raise their kids and elderly in the country. Builders, contractors exploit these people harshly, crudely!
3 days? Hard to believe. Really? no photo?
I know it's hard to believe - that's why I made a video!!! I remember when I passed by the second day and saw the dirt pile where the building was....I was thinking "WOW, that was fast - China really is pretty efficient sometimes!" And I didn't think anything more of it. I see rapid construction being done all the time, so while it was impressive, it wasn't out of the realm of possibility. The 3rd day was the "holy shit" day - I couldn't believe it! I was thinking, "I've GOT to make a video about this sometime" ..... and I did :)
I am curious as to whether you have noticed a dramatic reduction in public spitting in Chengdu (question mark) Maybe I'm just imagining things, but it seems like half a year ago it was very common, but now I hardly see it at all.
It's pretty rare now in downtown, but it's slightly more common in northern Chengdu where things are a little more like the "old way" ;)
this is not too fast, China finished 2/3 high speed railways just in 10 years, China just proceed like US before maybe 3 times speed forward..this would be end of China's Gilded Age, you see Chinese starts to care more about environment, China's Progressive Era is coming...
It's good to build garden or park for people to jogging and relax but unethical people urinating ,dogs pet urinating and stool over the place.
you living in a simulation bro.
Bro, like your vid, but we need to work together to contral our weight!
you view is always much too wide,in fact,china'development is none of my own business.whether my country is rich or not,i only know my time of my rest life will not longer than 70 years.life is so short,why we notice such meaningless subject,china or american,which is better,which will win ?it is not important we should focus on the life of each precious life,how to make our life meaningful and beautiful in our short life.
BUT THEY TOOK LONG TIME TO PLAN.
Chinese r cheating, they always got gems to boost their building time xD
三小！我還沒聽到你講中文！反正成都的正妹實在漂亮的
Why we cant have this fast building in US? Total save lots of tax payer money!
MAGA!
little to fast without any permits or any construction controle for safety.
xihang yang That’s so not true, there’s months if not years of bureaucratic preparation that has taken place before every project..
I am not talking about government project. More like ordinary people project to break the wall without any permits from the government. Most contractor are doing think without permits or some do not even have basic knowledge of construction. or have taken any exam to become contractor in the first place.
What's going to happen to the park? Tree collapsing? LOL
As for the contractors who don't know how to build, causing buildings to fall, the Chinese Government will hold them responsible for it 100% and punish them/their company. So I don't think bribery or endangering lives will be that common unless they want to go to jail or get executed.
recently a lot of illegal building are being tear down in the hutong in Beijing. it seem like the owner never ask for permits. there also a lot of unsafe house being rent out to people. lucky government step in and somehow western call it human right abuse. renting a unsafe house to some one is human right abuse? somehow people always blaam the government, but sadly never the shady public for doing illegal thing. Mine response it not the against government more the public for illegal unsafe underground church ect ect... or not following the procedure and the standaard.
I'm moving to Chengdu on Aug.22, 2018. I don't know anyone there and I don't speak Mandarin. Could you direct me to someone that might be able to help me to settle in? Find an apartment, etc? Would appreciate it so much. Thanks, Todd (I'm from Canada)
Download the HelloTalk language app and make some friends from Chengdu.
am wondering why you are moving there while not knowing anyone and speaking non mandarin.
Seraph Hello, I am going to Chengdu to finish my Bachelor Degree in Chinese Medicine. Our school partner university is in Chengdu. We just graduated from our program in Canada and now I will head to China. We only were offered one basic Mandarin class in the first year. Thanks for your question.
Good luck to your life there
I'm going to finish school there. It's a 5th year practicum in Chinese Medicine.
我英语没学好吗？这怎么叫公园？这只不过是块草坪罢了。
我的园真只草坪。。。and weeds! ；-）
Not sure if I would call this a park. It's more like a field with a path in the middle lol.
Roberto China Whether or not it is supposed to be considered as a park is not what this man is talking about，It is how fast this whole thing was done that matters
By the way，as a Chinese guy， I would not call it a park either
You're probably right haha - I wasn't really sure what to call it. "Park" seemed to save some time ;)
Roberto China - therefore, a "park".
This thing definitely qualified as a park here in North America
I'd like to meet you gay
I'm a Cheng du people and I'm proud of my city
Nice city , nice food , nice girl
You are not political correct though dude...you take China too positive! Your title should be "IT IS CRAZY! PARK BUILDING IN ONE DAY! CRUL GOV AND POOR PEOPLE. You would get more views, trust me.
If that's what I have to do to get more views, I don't want more views
u r lieing.. do u hv ny evidence abt wht u r saying...
Fucking hell, man - learn to type in English 😂😂
Its built quickly, but at what cost. There are no osha standards there. Im pretty sure the permits required would be rubber stamped and the consultation process would be zero in regards to what the community wants. Its impressive but also concerning. Was there asbestos in that building? Probably. You cant mitigate asbestos in 24 hours in a building. Thats impossible. So then the question is what is the real cost of moving at this speed. Its much more than what we assume.
yeah, that's the communist way