Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Latest updates from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Latest updates from YeinJee's Asian Blog


China to create world’s largest mega city

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:42 AM PST

China is planning to create the world’s biggest mega city by merging nine cities to create a metropolis twice the size of Wales with a population of 42 million.

China super mega city at Pearl River Delta

The “Turn Pearl River Delta Into One” scheme will cover a large part of China’s manufacturing heartland, stretching from Guangzhou to Shenzhen and including Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Huizhou and Zhaoqing.

Over the next six years, around 150 major infrastructure projects will mesh the transport, energy, water and telecommunications networks of the nine cities together, at a cost of some 2 trillion yuan (£190 billion). More on Telegraph.

China to create world’s largest mega city from YeinJee's Asian Blog

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