Huaxi village is a rural village in Jiangsu Province, China. Often regarded as the “No. 1 Village in China”, Huaxi is the richest village with average per capita income many times that of the national average.
Heralded by the central government as a successful example of a communist style commune, the transformation of Huaxi village was the brainchild of former village Party Secretary Wu Renbao who along with his sons created a prosperous community modeled on both communism and capitalism.
However, Huaxi village recently stirred up debates online with the construction of a 328 meters tall skyscraper at village center where some netizens question the huge costs associated with the construction especially in a rural village. However, others believe that Huaxi village could be a model of development for villages across China.
The new skyscraper is designed in accord with a 5-star hotel standard, with a construction area of 200,000 square meters, it can accommodate more than 2000 residents, with a dining capacity of 3,000, and having the largest 360 degree revolving restaurant in Asia. Inside the building contain 35 elevators, with speeds of 10 meter per second, the fastest in the world, in addition to having the world’s most advanced monitoring and fire safety equipment.”
You must be having a hard time imagining that a “socialist new village” is building this soon-to-be completed luxury tower. In Jiangyin Huaxi village, this building with height ranked number 8 in China, and number 15 in the world will be completed in June of this year.
January 3rd, the newly re-elected Huaxi village party secretary Wu Xie’en stated, this building designed with a height of 328 m and 74 floors will require an investment of RMB 2.5 billion, predicted to be operational by 2011 during the 50th anniversary of the village, by that time Huaxi will have a new landmark.
Do you think a rural village should build such skyscraper?
Not sure why there’s a need to build everything bigger and taller. Much of it is probably to show the world of the economic growth and power of the country. I would love for China to slow down on it’s development and take a step back to think about cultural and land preservation. If they contintue to build at the pace they are building now, soon there won’t be much for the younger generation to learn about China’s heritage and history. So my answer to your question, is no, I wouldn’t want a rural village to build a tall skyscraper.
It’s one of the main ways to sustain China’s economic growth, that 8%+ GDP growth rate comes from these projects. The road outside my apartment complex has been built and rebuilt 3 times last year for no apparent reason.
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depend on the financial and material capabilities