From the "dang, Chinese cities are growing fast" genre of news reports comes this interesting article from Foreign Policy on the nearby (six hours' drive, four by newly built express train) city of Chongqing. We haven't been there as of yet, but the accompanying photo essay shows pictures that look fairly familiar.
"In theory, all development has to be guided by plans. But cities across China are operating without plans being approved -- plans don't have that constraining effect. 'City planner' is an aspirational title; mainly it involves approving plans that are already in the process of being built."
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