Chengdu, China’s New Blueprint MEGACITY

[@junruibeto8989]

I lived in Chengdu, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and New York before. Among these cities, I still think that Chengdu has the best subway. It's new, clean, fast, and convenient. I have to mention that most of the skyscrapers shown in the video are located in a new area build in the recent decade, Tianfu New Area. In 2010, that place had no skyscrapers but farm lands. Such change is quite amazing. I believe Chengdu will be as well-known as Shanghai by more people in the world in ten years.

[@TheDailyConversation]

Hi Junrui, thanks for sharing your experiences living in China. Yes, Tianfu is amazing coming from nothing in just 2010. We'll see if you're right ;)

[@Amaling]

Question for you Junrui, how car-dependent would you say the infrastructure in Chengdu is? A lot of these pictures and video clips shown have suuuuper wide roads, biking and walking doesn’t look too reasonable. I’m sure the subway is nice if you live and work in areas nearby it, but how much of the area around the city is actually covered by subway close enough to reasonably access? Personally, even cost of a car aside I always like living in places and areas that can easily be navigated around by walking biking trains subways, without feeling like the look of areas streets buildings is designed for cars Hope this question makes sense, thanks for any reply in advance

[@tonysofla]

@@Amaling en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_Metro

[@tonysofla]

@@Amaling and yes it's veeeeery nice kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKHEfKqugceqkLM

[@john826]

@@Amaling I moved from Beijing to Chengdu a year ago and being happy since. Chengdu is building subway like crazy, it connects all the core city area(tier 1 districts) and also large part of outer skirt(tier 2 districts), and its still expanding. it has a 100km green city ring lane exclusively for cycling and walking. Chengdu also has the most registered private cars in all of China's cities, but its traffic jam is not as bad as Beijing, Shanghai.most roads has dedicated lane for bike and ebike.

[@Sheingida]

I visited Chengdu during 25-28 April 2023, what an amazing park city. It is very livable, filled with very friendly people and amazing architecture.

[@wangzili356]

This is my hometown city, the last time I went back home is early 2020, now at March 2023 I‘m home again, the most dramatic changing that I noticed during the last 3 years is how much green area that has been increased

[@wangzili356]

and transportations from Chengdu to surrounding smaller cities are pretty damn impressive

[@virtutemodestia3477]

Proud of your city, province, and your country. I wish China and your people all the success. Well deserved.

[@accountantthe3394]

@@virtutemodestia3477 Respect brother!!

[@johnvance882]

I've had the opportunity to travel to Chengdu two times to visit a friend who was living there temporarily. Everything about the city was beautiful and clean. And the improvement in the air quality was astounding between my trip in 2017 and my trip in 2019. I hope to be able to visit again someday.

[@李中久]

霾都就别提空气了,不过空气质量的改善确实\大

[@babc97]

@@李中久 A tipical self-contempt Chinese that blind at the improvement...

[@喬石濤]

@@babc97确实，中国人太喜欢自我反思了，他们总是认为外国的月亮比中国的圆。

[@yiJunLiu-j3y]

You are welcome to visit Chengdu anytime.

[@2cartalkers]

More than 600 million people brought out of poverty. Hard to argue with that type of success.

[@TheDailyConversation]

True

[@donaldcoppersmith1018]

我喜欢 成都 在2008 －2010。 我住在四川。 我爱热播! 习近平 不好! The current economic depression in China isn't good. Now I don't want to return. Probably for the same reason China has lost a lot of foreign investment because of the recent espionage spying law against foreign investment more the foreign people. But China was beautiful and its people were the most hospitable in the world. These poor people today are suffering greatly.

[@tritium1998]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@donaldcoppersmith1018 Their economy still exists without worshipping you or begging for your foreign investment though.

[@Alexander-vo4gv]

@@donaldcoppersmith1018 习近平万岁

[@我爱你-b9e]

I'm from Chengdu and Chengdu is developing so rapidly. I'm so lucky to see a video about my hometown on KZbin.

[@cd7856]

Where in Chengdu? I liked the old Chengdu 20 years ago. But, I cannot even recognize these photos.

[@blacckarat9156]

The speed and size in which China has done things over the last 30 years is astounding. 21 Million people in that city and only 25 million in all Of Australia, and Chengdu is just one of a dozen cities like that

[@TheDailyConversation]

It seems the current leadership has learned how to maximize the benefits of one party control. Do you think they can stay in power long term?

[@blacckarat9156]

@@TheDailyConversation I’m not politically fluent with Chinas government and policies, something has to give and slow up there because the amount of excess output China could leave them vulnerable when other emerging mega populations year on year double digit growth from globalisation. A lot will come down to global politics these ‘wars’ that are being played out

[@唐伯虎-g9d]

@@TheDailyConversation 不要用你的政治偏见，意识形态去了解这个世界..不是所有国家都要跟西方一样.中国人支持他们的领导..

[@parrotfalkon2545]

​@@唐伯虎-g9d 💀

[@Hhhh22222-w]

​@@TheDailyConversation As long as China's goverment remains effective and efficient they will stay in power.

[@HKChineseCanadian]

I love all major Chinese cities for their traditional and modern architecture with amazing greenery.

[@alanjohnson8158]

Why do these videos always see you? -, -!😁

[@HKChineseCanadian]

@@alanjohnson8158I see a lot of Chinese videos because I think it is the most beautiful and interesting nation on earth.

[@DarkKnight-db1dy]

@@HKChineseCanadian 😂😂

[@5k3m.]

I see you everywhere😂 Btw, where do you live in Canada? I’m also a Chinese immigrant

[@peanut0brain]

​@@DarkKnight-db1dywhat you laughing at? Clown

[@rabbitazteca23]

The fact that Chengdu has almost (4 mil short) the same population as the entire Australian continent is kinda astounding lol. But somehow the province doesn't feel too crowded and is still filled with so much greenery!

[@zhouliu3034]

因为澳大利亚大部分地区为不宜居地区。

[@hamelconsultancyllc]

Literally have never even heard of this city before, and it seems so awesome! Once china normalizes again it will be one of the cities I would like to travel to in China!

[@TheDailyConversation]

Agreed. I knew nothing about it either before making this video.

[@davidlang1125]

Chengdu has a long reputation for being the home of intellectuals and the learned. People there are different from most Overseas Chinese who were predominantly uneducated Cantonese who immigrated due to poverty and lack of opportunity during the 19th and 20th centuries. Due to its higher cultural traditions it escaped most of the worst damage during the Cultural Revolution. That heritage is evident in today’s vibrant and confident population. You’ll enjoy Chengdu. Also Wuhan is worth visiting. It’s recent bad press as the origins of Covid not withstanding, it too has a more cultured and sophisticated population than other large cities just like Chengdu.

[@hamelconsultancyllc]

@@davidlang1125 thanks - will keep this in mind - hopefully spring/summer 2024!

[@goostrey4210]

China has 100+ cities with more than a million inhabitants but only a handful of these are known by your average citizen of Western countries. Chengdu is one of the largest but is still little known. I do hope we can ratchet down the current US animosity with China because, as this video shows, there is much to be seen and celebrated in what China has achieved despite its massive population and environmental challenges.

[@nunereclipsereborn]

@@TheDailyConversation This is CCP Propaganda!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@greentraveler4114]

Chengdu Metro is one of the best metro systems in the world, i really like it.

[@TheDailyConversation]

Nice

[@Fomites]

Absolutely right.

[@leafmystery]

Didn't know that I am taking the best metro in the world, except for the rush hours.

[@Marc-.]

@@leafmystery 😂

[@yuewubee]

haha I can't agree you more

[@colinboiTM]

I been living here since 2016. It's a brilliant city. When i first arrived, i missed green. I missed trees, grass, flowers. Everything was so grey. Now going outside, it's green absolutely everywhere. The amount of parks and trees around is amazing. You should also look into Chengdu's planned "Future City". It will be incredible once it is complete.

[@TheDailyConversation]

Thanks for sharing!

[@payang814]

it costs expensive to live in China? I wonder.

[@colinboiTM]

no, its definitely not expensive to live here - things are extremely affordable!@@payang814

[@BoazKiriama-do3xy]

​@@payang814 not really, it's just cheap and affordable

[@seoulavi]

I know much about Chengdu by this video. Thank you for sharing great work. 👍🏻👏🏻

[@TheDailyConversation]

My pleasure 😊

[@Fomites]

I have visited the New Century Global Center a few times if only to just walk around inside it in awe. It's like what I imagine a human colony on another planet might be like in the distant future. It probably has its own weather. It's worth seeing if you're in Chengdu.

[@eliottbaraban7328]

This town is so impressive… China seems to be at least 50 years in advance on the rest of the world… Amazing !

[@burningknuckle26]

American here. Chengdu is an amazing city

[@peaceminus1]

traditional and modern architecture plus amazing food and greenery everywhere, china has such beautiful cities. Really hope i can visit them all as soon as possible, also the culture is amazing

[@dariomendoza191]

its CLEAN and safe and its PARKS ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[@slothsarecool]

safe like your government arresting you for anything they want 😅

[@deu8894]

Impressively green city for such a large urban population

[@romancorey6796]

I did a study abroad there in June 2019, I had a beautiful time, it has incredible food and the people were very friendly and relaxed!

[@KillerTacos54]

Fantastic! These are some of my favourite videos on KZbin!

[@TheDailyConversation]

Wow, thanks!

[@niu-ge]

In fact, China has a surplus of electricity. China's power outages are not due to insufficient power supply, but to achieve carbon neutrality. It seems that China is the only country in the world that is seriously implementing the Paris climate Agreement.

[@seanmcdirmid]

that isn't really true either. China has a surplus of power, sure, but you need transmission lines to move power from where it is generated to where it is used. Chengdu is in a weird spot between all the coal and NG capacity in the east and all the green energy production in the west. Yes, the three gorges dam isn't that that far away, but during a hot summer everyone is using 空调

[@carlocutamora5610]

I really like your channel you're not biased towards the west and its so informative and entertaining too

[@TheDailyConversation]

I appreciate that, Carlo! I try to check my biases at the door for each project, although I’m sure some still sneak through…

[@唐伯虎-g9d]

@@TheDailyConversation Western media is always biased towards China, so you will be affected, although it is understandable, but I hope you can really understand China, I am in Chengdu

[@emiliopadilla3693]

Please do a video on Bogota and Lima. Great video btw! Love what you do!

[@TheDailyConversation]

Thanks Emilio. Oh yeah, they’re coming.

[@LeHosko]

Great video, brilliant visuals. Everytime I don't look at China for a while then look back I see the future staring back at me and wonder at how parochial and backwards UK cities are in comparison to the scale of Chinese cities now. You realise fast that only a strong EU could hope to compete with such a behemoth, not only to stay afloat but also to improve the citizens of their old countries too. It's not a panacea by any stretch, but man are they doing some development right, and rapidly. We seriously need to catch up.

[@TheDailyConversation]

Thanks James, well said.

[@earnthis1]

The EU is so necessary.

[@LiyueHuman]

I’m Chinese, and I love EU the way it is, and of course I love china too. Both are good, no need to compare

[@Fldllse]

It's just the natural order of the prosperity-decline cycle that nobody can escape from. After people living in obscenity for a while they always tend to let it slip one way or another.

[@abdulazizelijahfanan1632]

the issue here is the world competition these cities were built via cooperation and socialist policies with people in mind china is not competing with the west it's creating it's own path on the go. a stronger EU will just steal resources from global south countries faster in an attempt to compete with someone not even competing with them. what china has achieved without going to war, invading, couping, other countries and expropriating resources from the global south is the only thing you need to compete with, being as peaceful as china is the only competition you should want with them.

[@timwong6818]

Just went back to Chengdu and cycle around that cycle track last month. One of the best cycle track can be found indeed. The do spent a lot on buying all the land needed for that cycle track tho, somewhere near 0.2 trillion.

[@ramsesfarias6167]

I hope to one day move to China and start a life there. I just wanna live in a country that makes sense.

[@john826]

If you do Chengdu should be your first choice. it's modern but not as depressing as other tier-one cities in China. plus it has the best food and beautiful sceneries nearby.

[@赤匪沦陷区灾民]

I think about how to escape from here every day. This is a hell on earth, and everyone is a slave of communist party.

[@spooopyboyo_1539]

@@john826 I agree, Shanghai is too rainy and Beijing is too cloudy/smoggy

[@Hmfirestormz]

😅it’s a communist country. You will have to live under a dictator. What are you talking about

[@ramsesfarias6167]

@@spooopyboyo_1539 how rainy? I like rain

[@wuyujie1998]

Watching to learn about my beloved's city. I will be coming over in 3 years from now to meet him. :)

[@baseballfan99]

I went there in 2007 and it was huge then. Worth going to see the panda sanctuary. ☺️

[@TheDailyConversation]

And it has probably doubled in size since you were there!

[@baseballfan99]

@@TheDailyConversation Indeed, it’s a crazy level of expansion.

[@Baru1994]

Amazing city. Visited few years ago and going back next year. Curious how the city has grown in a few years time. It definitely has a chill atmopshere.

[@weareorigin]

Well done, presenting the positives and negatives of a city.

[@TheDailyConversation]

Thanks!

[@LaowaiDaveJCP]

Been to Changdu in 2017, fantastic city, great food and pretty girls 😋

[@KentBenit]

I hope you would do Manila someday too, as always fantastic video!

[@TheDailyConversation]

Yes, it's next!

[@bharathkannan5209]

Amazing City... love to see a similar city in India

[@omi_mq]

Thanks Chengdu for sharing your hot pot with the rest of the world

[@mattjmaltby]

The hot pot you are thinking of comes from Chongqing, a nearby and much larger city.

[@WilliamFang173]

I visited Chengdu in October 2016 and loved it.

[@sooktravel]

I have a strong appreciation for Chengdu Metro, considering it as one of the finest metro systems globally. Its efficiency and design truly resonate with my preferences.

[@LenaMellow]

Now I need to visit.

[@GeneRogers-di6cl]

I lived in Chengdu and Chongzhou. It’s a beautiful city! ❤😊

[@Video_Atlas_World_in_Focus]

The Magnificent City

[@mountainous_port]

I think this is where China differs from India. China has a strong sense of order. While India is now an economic giant, I don't think it has a clean steering to where it wants to go.

[@blabbla-jp2sn]

yeah, India's 1.5 billion people have a similar GDP to an economic region of China with 250 million people

[@Andromeda2976]

Very informative, thankyou! Hopefully separate bike paths next to walking paths will be available, as well the access to affordable 1-time purchase bikes instead of bike rentals. To stimulate bike-usage over car usage.

[@blee04524]

wow the video is so well put together thankyou for this awesome work

[@ncgzeal]

lived in Chengdu for a decade, had some incredible memories over there. No sure how I feel about its rapid development though, doesn't seem natural. Hopefully it survives the housing/bank crisis.

[@byhyew]

It will do just fine. It's the rust belts, the least desirable cities, the first tier cities which were too leveraged that got most affected. Chengdu safely sits in the middle.

[@Erdadler]

Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would be proud! Finally Shu shines again 😄

[@paleontochad]

in fact ancient sichuanese people were almost entirely massacred in 17th century. People who live in sichuan now are most likely actually not their descendants. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Xianzhong#Devastation_of_Sichuan

[@rabbitazteca23]

Chengdu supremacy! Being close to agricultural lands means all of my teas, veggies, and fruits will ALL be fresh HHAAHAHA. Yesss and I get to have my own garden!

[@alex100yi]

拍的很好哦，看上去成都也很漂亮，空了得去玩玩，顺便订阅你咯

[@seanmcdirmid]

I visited chengdu in 2005ish, but spent most of time on a road trip from Chengdu to Lijiang. Anyways, the city isn't really the draw of that area, but it is a great place to start an adventure.

[@chenyulin8236]

welcome to my hometown chengdu！

[@xtreme3318]

do chongqing next pls

[@TheDailyConversation]

Yes, soon

[@xtreme3318]

@@TheDailyConversation excellent

[@GenericUrbanism]

@@TheDailyConversation the mountain megacity

[@junzhao00]

The war time capitol was chongqing, not chengdu

[@Viivek2309]

I really wish there was more emphasis on public transportation like light rails and metros in that city because those roads are too wide for a city.

[@greentraveler4114]

You can search Chengdu Metro by KZbinr called Walk East, he did great videos about it.

[@hharry5315]

Chengdu has 12 subway lines，512 kilometers，It's not said in the video

[@唐伯虎-g9d]

Chengdu has more than 6 million cars and its public transport and subway are well developed.. There are 12 subway lines, lots of bus rapid transit

[@knightfred5361]

I'm from Chengdu, and I've been to Singapore for a while, but in terms of public transportation, I prefer Chengdu, and taking a taxi is more convenient and faster. Chengdu really makes a city with a population of 2,000 extremely harmonious and the best city to traverse.

[@City-of-Hong-Kong]

In India we only talk about getting green spaces but nothing happens. Take for example, Mumbai where i live. There are many high rise buildings which are being constructed at Chinese speed but the city is lacking open green spaces. I know for the fact that Mumbai don't have a land area the size of Chengdu but still in other metropolitan cities of India the problem persists.

[@WarrenKLiu]

Ali my understanding is mainly due to India’s land ownership laws which takes into account ancestral ownership which makes it next to impossible to properly city plan thus prime real estate is extraordinary expensive and will be surrounded by old small buildings that should’ve been torn down ages ago . However this was conveyed to me over a decade ago when I was Mumbai by my India hosts as I was complaining about the $450 USD a night room (it was located on queens necklace) that would’ve cost $150 in Hong Kong and it was so small. Indonesia seems to have similar land ownership law as in Jakarta where I’m currently based, you will often find modern skyscrapers surrounded by huts due to ancestral ownership. Is this still true in India today?

[@erwinprnt]

I love Chengdu.. thanks for you video.. very informative..

[@dominoaffabatelal6731]

Wow I like Chengdu

[@xz1891]

Oh my, that cutie panda at the end

[@TheDailyConversation]

I know...

[@missym877]

Not gonna lie, this city looks gorgeous ❤

[@jacobrocks7]

Can’t wait to visit my motherland got the first time ! Been to HK but that doesn’t count in my view…

[@richardnuevo]

Wow such a huge megapolis. It's my first time hearing about this city

[@TheDailyConversation]

Researching it was my first time as well...

[@Wallblue21]

do miami next plz

[@King_Steffon_II]

The Mongols invasions were during the 1200s and then the Mongols ruled until the mid to late 1300s. There was no Mongol invasions during the 1500s.

[@itsamaru]

Please cover Lima Peru!!!

[@TheDailyConversation]

Next after Mumbai

[@namelesswarrior4760]

It will make sense when the flooding seasons arrives. Droughts are rarer than flood seasons in general

[@Cballin]

i found it much more Grey during our visit in janurary

[@nehcooahnait7827]

It’s not exactly a sunshine state during the winter.

[@gregoryowen1468]

Love this series. Can you possibly do a profile of Seoul?

[@TheDailyConversation]

Hi Gregory, yes, coming soon!

[@dezheathen]

Chengdu is nearly 2400 years old

[@frederickfarmer3304]

Well developments are good, paramount, .... in any society. But by the same token discernments play immense, vital, .... cognizance in all planning stages!!!

[@trancebeliever]

Amazing place which is growing fast. You forgot to mention though that Chengdu is one of the least sunniest cities in the world, whith roughly 1.000 hours a year. It must be quiet depressive.

[@tianwang]

Factual error: in 1500s the population was not destroyed by mongols, but it’s in 1600s, by late Ming warlords and civil warfares, and Manchu’s invasions.

[@Nerinav1985]

People's Republic ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@nerinav]

China is marching towards a golden century. But history has shown that the middle Kingdom often succumbs to opium addictions conspired by colonialists. Civilization collapses. Hopefully history will not repeat itself.

[@ioanbota9397]

Realy I like it

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Chengdu’s transformation into a megacity is incredible! What aspect of the city’s growth impressed you the most?

[@Marc-.]

I love these parks

[@KraKra-Ah]

You should do RIMCITY in The Netherlands... 🐈

[@ImDreamingVideo]

Having many parks is great but calling these artificial green spaces "nature" is ridiculous.

[@copper169]

narration is copy pasted from wikipedia. but it works

[@hhl176]

i born in chengdu.grown up in here.and i.m still in here.😂

[@rabbitazteca23]

Not even gonna lie. That large, mega mall looks amazing lol

[@TheDailyConversation]

Stop

[@siwexwot8994]

As a Trumps' supporter I didn't have much respect for leftist people. But it changed when I found your channel. The world needs more people like you.

[@kachala]

звучит и выглядит круто

[@AJTLfilms]

I would love to see Seoul in the near future

[@junhee221]

Thanks let everybody know Chengdu, I m living here, we will make it better

[@FireRocket-p9n]

ahhh just eight minutes worth of video. what a shame.

[@ПользовательГугл-г3р]

Я шоці від Китайських мегаполісів з їхнім населенням, покажіть Чуньцин ще !

[@DanTheMan_505]

Slava Ukraini! Да, очень интересно было бы глянуть и про Чуньцин (Chongqing)

[@hhl176]

what's this language?

[@ПользовательГугл-г3р]

@@hhl176 this is Ukrainian language

[@hhl176]

@@ПользовательГугл-г3р cool!how about ukraine now?how about war?take care

[@ПользовательГугл-г3р]

@@hhl176 although the war is going on we are still watching KZbin

[@munyaoadika8655]

For a foreigner looking to work here what's the minimum salary is USD to help me live

[@aihong2971]

The critique about global center is really not correct. It is a full and vibrant center with lots of people going there every day and it’s associated now with another huge development called SKF and between the two of them, they must be one of the biggest shopping centers in the world. one is underground and one is above ground so your critique about that building being something that’s odd is not correct and you should take it back.

[@goldenfreddy-gj5wy]

So this is where Zhao Lusi and Chen Yuqi are from, it looks as good as Shanghai.

[@Pasha8204]

Need 4k

[@LandesHector]

Super

[@Zdref]

Indonesia also has. names IKN

[@泰迪吞天沃日]

good map love from China

[@dubuyajay9964]

Is this place anywhere near the old site of Xanadu/Shangdu?

[@2cartalkers]

They need more solar and wind for electricity.

[@TheDailyConversation]

Indeed

[@唐伯虎-g9d]

Almost all of Sichuan's electricity is hydroelectric. There are no thermal power plants

[@Qingyi.]

Sichuan Province is surrounded by mountains, so it is cloudy and foggy all year round, and the wind is not strong, so it is difficult to develop solar and wind power.

[@2cartalkers]

@@Qingyi. Thank you for educating me. I hope to be able to come visit China someday soon, it is the future.

[@mfra959]

Adelaide already a Park City, the Downtown especially surrounded by park

[@gappergob6169]

Small population. It would be impressive for city with 15+ millions citizens.

[@feng4190]

Plan to visit Chengdu in 2025

[@donghaoliu3762]

🎉欢迎各位来玩

[@funkyfacy]

How can it be the largest in the southwest? Chong Qing is right next door 😂

[@blabbla-jp2sn]

chongqing is larger lol

[@WDI2008]

So when will Seoul and Beijing be done by?

[@TheDailyConversation]

Coming soon.

[@momirivkovic]

Kina❤❤❤❤❤

[@Clockles87]

And its newest addition- Hong Kong 🙃