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Tianducheng
Tianducheng ( zh, s=天都城, p=Tiāndūchéng), officially Guangsha Tianducheng ( zh, s=广厦天都城, p=Guǎngshà Tiāndūchéng), is a housing estate in :zh:星桥街道, Xingqiao Subdistrict, Linping District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China, China that is modeled after Paris. Once labeled a "Underoccupied developments in China, ghost city," the estate has undergone significant growth since its early years. Originally planned to house 10,000 residents, its population increased from about 2,000 in 2013 to around 30,000 by 2017. The city has since expanded several times to accommodate rising demand. History Construction at Tianducheng began around 2007. Its central feature is replica of the Eiffel Tower and of Parisian-style architecture, fountains and landscaping. It opened in 2007, and can accommodate more than 10,000 residents. Initial occupancy was low, with an estimated 2,000 people living in the development by 2013, leading some to la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underoccupied Developments In China
Underoccupied developments in China are mostly unoccupied newly built property developments in China, and frequently referred to as "ghost cities" or ghost towns. The phenomenon was claimed and recorded as early as 2009 by Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan and subsequently reported by news media over the decades. Although a feature of discourse on the Chinese economy and urbanization in China in the 2010s, many developments that were initially criticized as "ghost cities" in China have since become occupied and are now functioning cities. China's government has set a goal to raise the nation's urbanization rate to around 75% by 2035, which may require the construction of an estimated 40 to 50 million new housing units to accommodate this shift. Some observers argue that China's so-called "ghost cities" are better understood as ambitious urbanization projects built ahead of demand. A 2021 ''Bloomberg'' article cited geography professor Max Woodworth who explained these developments of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiffel Tower Replicas And Derivatives
As one of the most iconic and recognizable structures in the world, the Eiffel Tower, completed in 1889, has been the inspiration for the creation of over 50 similar towers around the world. Most are not exact replicas, though there are many that resemble it closely, while others look slightly different. The Eiffel Tower has also inspired other towers that are not close resembling replicas and therefore are not listed here, for example the Blackpool Tower. Replicas of known height The tower is tall. Other Eiffel-inspired towers are listed in the table in descending order of scale and height, imperial measurements rounded to the nearest foot: Replicas of unknown height * Centerpiece of the Falconcity of Wonders - a planned new development project in Dubai, UAE, featuring seven modern wonders of the world (planned). (approximate coordinates) * Model in the First World Plaza shopping mall in Genting Highlands, Malaysia * Satteldorf near Crailsheim, Germany. On the top of a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linping District
Linping suburban district HangzhouZhejiang It officially become a district on April 9, 2021. Linping District has a total area of 280 Square kilometers as of April 2021. Linping has a very facilitative transportation system and has a significant local position, since it is the eastern gate of Hangzhou and the main military position. There are 23 towns or cities connecting with Linping using buses every day. The river in Linping named Shangtang river is through the western of Hangzhou, eastern of Haining and convergent into Qiantang River, Hefeng harbor and the Grand Canal. Administration Linping District is divided into: Linping Subdistrict (临平街道), Donghu Subdistrict (东湖街道), Nanyuan Subdistrict (南苑街道), Xingqiao Subdistrict (星桥街道), Yunhe Subdistrict (运河街道), Qiaosi Subdistrict (乔司街道), Chongxian Subdistrict (崇贤街道), and Tangxi Town (塘栖镇). Economy In 1985, Linping had 125 factories about silk, knit, clothing, food, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huangheshan Station
Huangheshan ( zh, s=黄鹤山) is a metro station of Line 3 of the Hangzhou Metro in China. It is located in Tianducheng (Sky City) community in Xingqiao Subdistrict, Linping District Linping suburban district HangzhouZhejiang It officially become a district on April 9, 2021. Linping District has a total area of 280 Square kilometers as of April 2021. Linping has a very facilitative transportation system and has a signific ..., Hangzhou. The station was opened on 22 February 2022. References Railway stations in China opened in 2022 Hangzhou Metro stations 2022 in Hangzhou {{Zhejiang-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housing Estate
A housing estate (or sometimes housing complex, housing development, subdivision (land), subdivision or community) is a group of homes and other buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Popular throughout the United States and the United Kingdom, they often consist of single-family detached home, single family detached, semi-detached ("duplex") or Terraced house, terraced homes, with separate ownership of each dwelling unit. Building density depends on local planning norms. In major Asian cities, such as Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Seoul, Taipei, and Tokyo, an estate may range from detached houses to high-density tower blocks with or without commercial facilities; in Europe and America, these may take the form of town housing, high-rise housing projects, or the older-style rows of terraced houses associated with the Industrial Revolution, detached or semi-detached houses with small plots o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gosh (song)
"Gosh" is a song by English electronic music producer Jamie xx, released as a single on 4 May 2015. Release On 25 March 2015, Jamie xx premiered "Gosh" and "Loud Places" on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show. Music videos The official music video for "Gosh" was released on 27 April 2015 through YouTube. It was directed by Erik Wernquist. The music video depicts the terraforming and colonization of Mars over the course of time, ending on a fully terraformed planet. Second music video A second music video, directed by Romain Gavras, was released on 1 July 2016 on Apple Music. It was uploaded to YouTube on 4 October 2016. The video was filmed around the Eiffel Tower replica of the Tianducheng housing estate in the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in China, and it features the actor Hassan Koné and 400 pupils from the Xiaolong Martial Arts School. The video was met with acclaim. Accolades {, class=wikitable , - ! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result , - , rowspan=7, 2016 , rows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Republic Of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geography Of Hangzhou
Hangzhou, , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly romanized as Hangchow is a sub-provincial city in East China and the capital of Zhejiang province. With a population of 13 million, the municipality comprises ten districts, two counties, and one county-level city in northwestern Zhejiang. It is situated at the head of Hangzhou Bay and the estuary of the Qiantang River. Established as a county seat in 221 BC, Hangzhou later served as the capital of the Wuyue Kingdom (923–997) and the Southern Song dynasty (1138–1276). The city has three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, which are the West Lake Cultural Landscape, the Grand Canal, and the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City. Hangzhou is designated as a sub-provincial city. Hangzhou ranked ninth in GDP among mainland Chinese cities and 14th according to the Global Innovation Index. The city hosts the headquarters of Alibaba Group, Ant Group, DeepSeek, Geely, and NetEase. According to the Nature Index, it ranks 13th gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champs-Élysées
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées (, ; ) is an Avenue (landscape), avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, long and wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. It is known for its theatres, cafés, and luxury shops; as the finish of the Tour de France cycling race; and for its annual Bastille Day military parade. The name is French for the Elysium, Elysian Fields, the place for dead heroes in Greek mythology. It has been described as the "most beautiful avenue in the whole world". Description The avenue runs for through the 8th arrondissement of Paris, 8th arrondissement in northwestern Paris, from the Place de la Concorde in the east, with the Luxor Obelisks, Obelisk of Luxor, to the Place Charles de Gaulle (formerly the ''Place de l'Étoile'') in the west, location of the Arc de Triomphe. The Champs-Élysées forms part of the ''Axe historique''. The lower part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangzhou Metro
The Hangzhou Metro () is a rapid transit system that serves Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang province, China. The system opened on November 24, 2012. It is the 17th city in China to operate a rapid transit system. Network There are currently 12 lines in operation. The adjacent Shaoxing Metro connects the system at Guniangqiao station on Line 5, and the Hangzhou-Haining Intercity Rail connects to the system at Linpingnan Railway Station on Line 9. * Line 1 (Hangzhou Metro), Line 1 is an arc-shaped line. It begins at Xianghu station, Xianghu in Xiaoshan District, Xiaoshan, stretches across downtown HangzhouKat Jiang, 'Hangzhou to build metro system'', Shanghai Daily, 2007-03-01 after crossing the Qiantang River and ends at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan Int'l Airport. It connects West Lake, Hangzhou railway station, Hangzhou Railway Station, Hangzhou East railway station, Hangzhou East Railway Station, Xiasha Higher Education Park and the Airport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 3 (Hangzhou Metro)
Line 3 of the Hangzhou Metro () is a metro line in Hangzhou. The line is long. It will run in a southwest-northeast direction between Wushanqiancun station in Yuhang District and Xingqiao station in Linping District in the east, passing through downtown Hangzhou and providing transfers with multiple other lines in the system. The line uses 6-car Class AH rolling stock, which is designed for exclusive use in Hangzhou Metro. Opening timeline The initial section of the line, from Xingqiao to Chaowang Road was opened to public on 21 February 2022, and the remaining section from Chaowang Road to West Wenyi Road and the branch from South Xixi Wetland to Shima was opened on 10 June 2022. The Northern extension from West Wenyi Road to Wushanqiancun was opened on 22 September 2022. Service routes * Wushanqiancun — Xingqiao * Shima — Xingqiao Stations ;Legend: - Operational - Under construction Rolling stock See also * Hangzhou Metro The Hangzhou Metro () is a rapid tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
