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Location of The PRT (kindly made by Craigkingofireland)
Some Facts:
Capital city: Guangzhen
Population: 267,651,394 (4th)
Population Density: 234/km² (54)
Area: 1,140,557km² (26)
GDP (Nominal): $1.167 Trillion (13)
Per capita: $4,360 (97)
GDP (PPP): $2.196 Trillion (8th)
Per capita: $8,204 (94)
More info here (http://12colonies.net/wiki/index.php/People%27s_Republic_of_Toright)
In the first few updates we are in the Capital city, Guangzhen
Some facts about Guangzhen:
Population: 21,871,994
Population density: 18,953/km²
Size: 1,154km²
GDP Nominal: $200 Billion
Per capita: $9,144
GDP PPP: $380.5 Billion
Per capita: $17,373
Guangzhen Municipality: Luhebei Shopping and Entertainment District. Part 1
Luhebei is the Shopping and Entertainment District of Guangzhen Municipality.
The district has an approximate Population of 20,000 but it can swell to a staggering 1,000,000 during the day when the offices and streets are full of People.
The District is noted for Electronics with large names such as Sony and Apple having stores but many fashion stores are also found such as Gucchi and Dior.
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As you can see the buildings are packed in making it very dense and there is lots of old and new mixed in.
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Luhebei plaza
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An overview of a large part of Luhebei
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An overview of the main shopping area
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This is where old does really meet new with a very old Buddhist temple is across the road from a very new shopping centre. The Temple is a very popular tourist attraction but so is the shopping centre
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The Apple Store
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Land is very expensive and limited in Luhebei so many buildings are very tall and car parks go underground
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The Sony store, the Sony store is one of the many places in Luhebei where you can give your damaged electronics to be recycled.
Hope you enjoyed the update and i'm sorry if you've seen it before
I've come across this CJ over at Simtropolis but overlooked it. I don't know why. It looks great! You've done an excellent job of creating a densely populated atmosphere. The way you've setup those shopping areas is well done, especially with the car parks (which you would need plenty of ;D). Great job!
Nice first update and I really like your flag, guessing there is quite some symbolism connected with it.
Great start tankmank :thumbsup:
What can I say? The Shopping district terrific.
And your LE-skills are fantastic, too &apls
Looking forward to more,
Fabian
Great start, just wandered in and enjoyed your shots--very evocative of a modern Chinese city with remnants of the British empire lingering about. Looking forward to more :thumbsup:
Awesome shopping district! It reminds me of Akihabara or Shibuya a bit, only the the streets are way smaller and there's no trains. But it's still really good.
Do you have any links to where you found a lot of those buildings (besides the ones in the japanese bat thread)? I would greatly apreciate your help ;D
Fantastic start!!! Great work!!!
Looks SUPERB! ;D
Replies
jimbo_jj: Thankyou i'm glad you liked it
kwakelaar: Thanks but actually there isn't any symbolism associated with the flag i kind of made it up. :)
Fabian93: Thankyou well you don't have to wait anymore here is the next update
gottago: Thanks that was kind of what i was going for lots of old and new mixed in :D
just_a_guy: Thanks i did get some inspiration from Shibuya actually, and which buildings exactly are you wanting?
Tomas Neto: Thanks
6underground Thankyou Gaz ;)
Guangzhen Municipality: Luhebei part 2
In this update of Luhebei we will be focusing on the Finacial part of the district where many large skyscrapers are located
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This is the SOGO Shopping Centre.
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Some of the Office towers and hotels located and with smaller densly built shops nestled inbetween
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Some office towers along the river front
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The main train station and some large offices and hotel
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The United Nations building
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Guangzhen might be a centre of finance and Commerce but it's just like any large asian metropolis, congested and poluted as you can see it this picture
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The large skyscrapers in Luhebei covered in a thick grey shroud
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The Guangzhen stock exchange (Gold building) and Guangzhen outsourcing centre (With helipad)
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Some Skyscrapers
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The SOGO shopping centre again
Well i hope you enjoyed this update and we will be moving from Luhebei District in the next update you'll be happy to know :)
Great city, very ice update!!!
You have a nice japaneese theme happening here!
Excellent urban scenes so far! Keep up the great work.