china city religion and culture
Sunday, January 23, 2011
china city
To tally the energy consumption of a city, the usual method is to add up all the energy used by residents—when they drive their car or turn on the air-conditioning—plus all the energy consumed by commercial buildings and industries in their day-to-day operations. But how should one account for the energy that went into building the office park where people work or paving the roads that people drive? And what about the energy required to make the clothes they are wearing?
Friday, January 21, 2011
huaxi china city
huaxi china city
Architectural firm MAD coordinated this concept for a set of gewgaw skyscrapers to "grace" HuaXi, an industrial city in southwest China. If there was ever a set of designs made to be marvelled at as it sits in ruins... to be continued.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
CHINES CITY
City Overview:
Nanjing (Chinese: 南京) is the capital of China’s Jiangsu Province, and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture. Nanjing (literally: ‘Southern capital’) served as the capital of China during several historical periods, including as the former capital city of Republic of China, and is listed as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. Nanjing is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People’s Republic of China’s administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province.
Located in the lower Yangtze River drainage basin and Yangtze River Delta economic zone, Nanjing has always been one of China’s most important cities. Apart from having been the capital of China for six dynasties and of the Republic of China, Nanjing has also served as a national hub of education, research, transportation and tourism throughout history. With an urban population of over five million, it is also the second largest commercial center in the East China region, after Shanghai.
Economic Overview:
The current industry of the city basically inherited the characteristics of the 1960s, with electronics, cars, petrochemical, iron and steel, and power as the “Five Pillar Industries”. Some representative big state-owned firms are Panda Electronics, Jincheng Motors and Nanjing Steel. The tertiary industry also regained prominence, accounting for 44 percent of the GDP of the city. The city is also vying for foreign investment against neighboring cities in the Yangtze River Delta, and so far a number of famous multinational firms, such as Volkswagen, Iveco, A.O. Smith, and Sharp, have established their lines there. Since China’s entry into the WTO, Nanjing has received increasing attention from foreign investors, and on average, two new foreign firms establish offices in the city every day.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
china city
WORLD CHINA CITY
China – Electric bicycles are fast becoming the transport of choice among China’s population. Last year, the Chinese bought 21 million e-bikes, compared with 9.4 million cars. While China now has about 25 million cars on the road, it has four times as many e-bikes.
This is because the Chinese government has long encouraged its people to ride ebikes, and because riding regular bikes has long been the mode of transportation in rural areas anyway.
As engineers around the world work to create eco-friendly, plug-in electric cars, Chinese engineers are leading the field.
Government regulations in China limit the top speed of e-bikes to about 12 mph. However, manufacturers are building more powerful machines all the time, with speed regulators that are easily removed.
E-bikes that are basically pedal-powered machines with an electric boost are common in cities like Beijing and Shanghai, but e-scooters with heavier motors and top speeds of around 30 mph, fast enough to rival mopeds, are growing in popularity.
The e-bike boom owes much to Chinese policy. The government made developing e-bikes an official technology goal in 1991. Major Chinese cities have extensive bicycle lanes, which means riders can avoid the worst of rush-hour congestion. Because local governments have drastically raised licensing fees on gas-powered scooters in recent years, In cities such as Shanghai, , consumers have had no choice but to purchase an e-bike instead.
In 2006, China had 2,700 licensed ebike manufacturers, with countless additional smaller shops. Leading manufacturer Xinri (the name means “new day”) was founded in 1999 by Zhang Chongshun, an auto parts factory executive who recognized the potential of the field. In its first year Xinri built less than 1,000 bikes; last year it churned out 1.6 million.
E-bikes are commonly used by migrant laborers. Police stations have blue and white patrol e-bikes. Delivery workers from McDonald’s and KFC also use them.
Last year Chinese bought about 90% of the 23 million e-bikes sold worldwide.
E-bikes are steadily taking off around the world. In India, rising incomes mean personal transportation is more affordable for the masses. Japan has seen steady annual sales of about 300,000 for several years, and in the “cycle-crazy” Netherlands e-bikes are beginning to take off. In the U.S., where bikes are still used for recreation rather than transportation, e-bike sales are expected to break 200,000 this year. That’s about 1% of China’s sales.
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