The area I am living in is perhaps not typical of the rest of the country, but then again China is a very big country. I am told that this area, called TEDA (Technological Development Area), had very little here 15 years ago. Now it is full of wide boulevards and modern looking high-rises. And they are throwing up more at breakneck speed judging by the surplus of construction sites and scaffolded buildings rising up everywhere you look. This would be a good area to invest in real estate as apparently the prices have been doubling every 3 or 4 years. It also does not have the typical street food vendors so common in Asian cities (which is too bad because there is no selection of supercheap, convenient food near us). Apparently the authorities have decided
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