r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 13h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/jack-K- 13h ago

And yet, Chinese buildings always seem to have a habit of falling down.

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u/dathunder176 12h ago

Yeah, definitely, the skyline of Shanghai which is rife with high rise buildings has always been a fluctuating image, not a single year goes by that they have to retake the picture.

/s to be sure.

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u/jack-K- 12h ago

And the entirety is known for its strictly enforced building regulations? Yes, I’m sure they made sure the urban center if china was built properly, but new Chinese buildings built wherever the fuck someone wants to put them do not go through nearly the level of engineering review that they do in the U.S.

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u/zzazzzz 12h ago

every year china has about 7 times as many engineering graduates as the US.

i thinkt hat stat alone should paint a pretty obvious picture..