By Saif on May 4, 2010
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city in China and as well as one of largest metropolitan areas. Shanghai is the four direct-controlled municipalities of the People’s Republic of China. The population of Shanghai is 15,789,000. The 2000 census put the population of Shanghai Municipality at 16.738, including the migrant population, which made up into 3.871 million. Shanghai is the third largest city of the fur direct-controlled municipalities by PRC. Shanghai is situated on the Yangtze River Delta on China’s eastern coast.
China is one of the largest country in Asia. The word “China” is derived from Cin, a Persian name popularized in Europe by Marco Polo. China was founded in 1949. China is one of oldest continuous civilizations in the world. Wars and civil wars have damaged the country and its economy in the 19th and 20th century. In 1970s, China modernized the agriculture, industry, defense and technology. Now China is viewed as the source of many major inventions.
China has oldest written language system, and its writing systems being adopted to varying degrees by neighbors such as Vietnam, Japan and Korea. China’s cultural sphere has extended across East Asia. In this post we feature the top 10 cities of China by population, hopefully you like it.
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By Aqeel on May 4, 2010
Ordos City was founded on February 26th 2001 in on the basis of the former Ikh Juu league a name used for the area since the 17th Century. “Ordos” means “palaces” in the Mongolian language the name is sometimes claimed to be related to the eight white yurts of Genghis Khan. It took five years to build this ghost town with funds created by a $585 billion stimulus package meant to bolster China’s economy despite its painful recession.
The Inner Mongolian city was meant to accommodate some one million residents and yet it remains empty. The growth of Ordos is positively absurd; its density remains 17.8 people per square kilometer. By comparison, New York City has 157.91 habitants per square kilometer. As far as the rest of China is concerned, Ordos retains the second highest per capita income, after Shanghai. Construction management companies insist that all units have been sold (purchased by investors), but for whatever reason, no one is moving in! Lets take a look at some stunning pictures of Ordos city.
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