Tag Archives: construction

Instant hotel

A time lapse video showing the lightning-fast construction of a hotel in Changsha, Hunan Province.

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Scaffolding collapses in Zhuhai

Two workers buried; multiple cars crushed, reports the Zhujiang Evening News

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China building influence in East Timor

Al Jazeera reports on new buildings for East Timorese government ministries and a multi-million dollar home for the country’s president., and local worries that China’s friendship could threaten their hard-fought independence.

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580 m Shanghai Dragon to be China’s tallest skyscraper

The new Shanghai Center–a 580 meter skyscraper dubbed the Shanghai Dragon–will begin construction this year.

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Tofu building investigations

Two links about shoddily constructed schools.

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Tough questions about the earthquake

Links to translations of Chinese writings that include tough questions about the Sichuan earthquake.

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Danwei Picks: Construction dust and building materials

Substandard steel used in construction; Beijing to ban construction for the Olympics; Xinhua tiptoes around the Premier; Rule 1: no talking about the South China Tiger case.

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Danwei FM: Interview with Caroline Campbell

Interview with Caroline Campbell, creative director and co-producer of the Green Dragon Media Project.

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Fire in Guangzhou skyscraper

Two videos from Youku.com of a fire on a building under construction, and a crocodile being killed in a restaurant.

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