Shanghai Then and Now - Can Pakistan do the same??

[Bani Adam]

26 Years of Growth: Shanghai Then and Now

Reuters photographer Carlos Barria recently spent time in Shanghai, China, the fastest-growing city in the world. A week ago, he took this amazing shot, recreating the same framing and perspective as a photograph taken in 1987, showing what a difference 26 years can make. The setting is Shanghai's financial district of Pudong, dominated by the Oriental Pearl Tower at left, and the new 125-story Shanghai Tower, China's tallest building and the world's second tallest skyscraper, at 632 meters (2,073 ft) high, scheduled to finish by the end of 2014. Shanghai, the largest city by population in the world, has been growing at a rate of about 10 percent a year the past 20 years, and now is home to 23.5 million people -- nearly double what it was back in 1987.

An animated combination picture shows the financial district of Pudong in 1987 and in 2013 with the nearly-complete Shanghai Tower, in the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai, on July 31, 2013. (Reuters/Stringer, Carlos Barria)

A before-after pair of images shows the financial district of Pudong in 1987 and in 2013 (click to fade) with the nearly-complete Shanghai Tower, in the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai, on July 31, 2013. [click image to view transition]

A wider view, showing the financial district of Pudong in 1987 and in 2013 (click to fade), on July 31, 2013. Click here to see the fullsize (2,448px wide) before and after images. [click image to view transition] (Reuters/Stringer, Carlos Barria)

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/08/26-years-of-growth-shanghai-then-and-now/100569/
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[rtabasum2]

we don't want made in china, we voted for made in jeddah:(

 

[Sufyan Haider]

nice city.. nice hard work done by these people...

 

[Malik495]

My friend just got a job in shanghai few days ago.. he is leaving Pak next week...;) the city looks awsome:)

 

[shafi3859]

It took EUropions only a decade to rebuild their cities as per old design / blue prints after WWII. we could not draft a blue print of our cities yet..

 

[hans]

You want our Mullah want to work ....?????

 

[M Ali Khan]

For that Pakistan will have to reform its economy, improve security, employ its entire working force, and open it up for outside investors.

Not an overnight process that's for sure.

 

[adamfani]

we don't want made in china, we voted for destroyed by jeddah
:angry_smile:

it sounds more practical!!!!;)

we don't want made in china, we voted for made in jeddah:(

 

[seekers]

i think china economic breakthrough start just after getting back HK. from Britain in 1997

 

[Sufyan Haider]

You want our Mullah want to work ....?????

tere pichwaray men aa jaa k aik hi dard hay.....hr maslay men fuzool bhonkna

 

[haidhu80]

 

[OnlyPK]

impossible to grow & progress like china 4 pak bcuz they love their country

 

[Imranpak]

Yes we can! Need a patriotic government and honest people to take charge of the country. Our strategic location gives us a massive advantage, so many countries need to cross us to reach the other end for business. Just charging them for this would make us very wealthy indeed.