The Chongqing Caojiawan subway station was once called China’s “most desolate subway station” and was ridiculed by foreign media. This subway station has recently attracted attention again. Some netizens posted photos showing that the entrance of the Chongqing Caojiawan subway station was in a wilderness three years ago. Nowadays, roads have been paved and many tall buildings have been built around the subway station. Many people still enter and exit the subway station. The example of Chongqing Caojiawan Subway Station can be said to highlight the difference between China’s advanced infrastructure planning and the West.
Netizen Carl Zha posted a photo on Twitter a few days ago, showing the comparison between 2017 and 2020 at Caojiawan Station of Chongqing Metro Line 6 in his hometown.
When Caojiawan Station was built that year, there were still weeds around the station entrance, and there was no road connection. The scene of this modern station and the wilderness appearing together was described by some as a post-apocalyptic scene. Foreign media have also used Caojiawan subway station to illustrate the phenomenon of China’s “ghost town”. Outside Caojiawan Station, there were only mud roads for a while, and it was not convenient for people to travel.
However, with the development of the new urban area of Caijiagang Town, Beibei District, Chongqing, many broad roads have been paved outside the subway station, and many large buildings have appeared. It is reported that Caojiawan has attracted leading national developers such as China Shipping, Longhu, and Jinke to take land to build houses. The surrounding shopping malls, parks, hospitals, schools, public transportation and other living supporting facilities are basically complete. Local house prices have also risen to an average of RMB 15,000 per square meter, surpassing core areas such as Chongqing Jiulongpo and Dadukou.
Regarding the advanced planning of Chinese cities, more than one foreign netizen compared the slow progress of the California high-speed rail construction. Some people ridicule the Western media saying that when you live in a country that only values short-term interests, the actual plan will start to be executed like the end of the world.
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