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Cities of China

Introducing the cities of China through personal reminiscences, interesting facts, and a time-lapse video.

Urbanization Visualized

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We talk a lot about the massive urbanization that has taken place in China since the 1980s but what does it look like? In the past installments of this series on China’s cities, I have highlighted a video of different cities around China that show what this urbanization looks like from the ground—the roads, the parks, the buildings, the people.

But what does urbanization look like from a distance—from space?

Today’s video clip is a bit different. Produced by Tech Insider,  it is a collection of satellite images taken of various cities over the course of decades. You can watch the cities grow before your eyes!

Enjoy!

Image credit:NASA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Joann Pittman

周寧現任華源協作夥伴關係與中國事工副總裁,並擔任《每週中國快訊》(ZGBriefs)編輯。 加入華源協作之前,周寧曾在中國工作 28 年,期間擔任過英語教師、語言學生及專案主任,也為在中國工作的機構與企業提供跨文化培訓。她曾在明尼蘇達州的西北大學(University of Northwestern–St. Paul)教授中文,並在惠頓學院(Wheaton College)及泰勒大學(Taylor University)教授中國文化與溝…