Do we know our neighbor well? We all have heard about the ‘Great Wall of China’, ‘The famous Silk of China’, even the ‘Cheap Chinese Products’ but are we really aware what China stands for today. Most of us hardly know our neighbor and the progress it has made, in almost all the fields.
China is raring to become world power, its progress in the fields of Engineering, Technology, Sports and so on, is mind boggling. Fast and sure footed, it is focused about going beyond ‘the West’ and their domination so far.
Why is China different?It is a nation obsessed to improve its infrastructure which is very important for the overall growth of the country.With its mega feats of engineering, it seeks to promote the image of a powerful and modern country.
As though rising from the clouds, the world's longest sea bridge, 42.5-km in length connects the booming northern port city of Qingdao to the industrial suburb of Huangdao. The journey time to the other side of the bay has been halved to just 30 minutes.
The Bailong Elevator is the world’s largest exterior elevator. At over 1,000 feet tall, this elevator looms high midway up a cliff overlooking a valley far below. Moreover, the elevator is mostly glass, affording passengers a dizzying view to the depths below.
The bullet train between Beijing and Hanghai which is made in China is a cause of national pride. It is a mark of innovative muscle of China.
World's highest railway, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, stretches 1,956 kilometers from Xining to Lhasa and marks the country's success in making the impossible possible, by building a railway line across 5,000-meter-high mountain ranges and 550-km-long frozen belt.
The Three Gorges Dam has been more controversial, though it has been the best way to end centuries of floods along the mighty Yangtze and provide energy to fuel the country's economic boom.
Sports
China has shown to the world that through right focus, nothing is impossible for a country dedicated in building itself in all aspects.
At the 2010 Olympic Games it achieved a total of 100 medals (51 golds, 21 silvers and 28 bronzes), a win far to great by any standard, leaving U.S.A. far behind. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see China soon leading in other popular international sports such as, football, cricket and tennis as well.
Still there are many things in its pipeline: more nuclear power plants, projects to pump river water from the fertile south to the arid north, and a 1,300-kilometer, Beijing-to-Shanghai high-speed railway that is scheduled to open in 2012.
China is also vying for projects overseas, including in the U.S., which has almost no high-speed rail expertise. It shows how quickly the technology has been adopted by Chinese companies, who have traditionally only been able to compete on basic infrastructure projects in the developing world.
Why can't we?
We should be proud of our Oriental neighbor for its achievements and learn to focus on issues of national interest and an overall well being of the country and its common man.
China is raring to become world power, its progress in the fields of Engineering, Technology, Sports and so on, is mind boggling. Fast and sure footed, it is focused about going beyond ‘the West’ and their domination so far.
Why is China different?It is a nation obsessed to improve its infrastructure which is very important for the overall growth of the country.With its mega feats of engineering, it seeks to promote the image of a powerful and modern country.
As though rising from the clouds, the world's longest sea bridge, 42.5-km in length connects the booming northern port city of Qingdao to the industrial suburb of Huangdao. The journey time to the other side of the bay has been halved to just 30 minutes.
The Bailong Elevator is the world’s largest exterior elevator. At over 1,000 feet tall, this elevator looms high midway up a cliff overlooking a valley far below. Moreover, the elevator is mostly glass, affording passengers a dizzying view to the depths below.
The bullet train between Beijing and Hanghai which is made in China is a cause of national pride. It is a mark of innovative muscle of China.
World's highest railway, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, stretches 1,956 kilometers from Xining to Lhasa and marks the country's success in making the impossible possible, by building a railway line across 5,000-meter-high mountain ranges and 550-km-long frozen belt.
The Three Gorges Dam has been more controversial, though it has been the best way to end centuries of floods along the mighty Yangtze and provide energy to fuel the country's economic boom.
Sports
China has shown to the world that through right focus, nothing is impossible for a country dedicated in building itself in all aspects.
At the 2010 Olympic Games it achieved a total of 100 medals (51 golds, 21 silvers and 28 bronzes), a win far to great by any standard, leaving U.S.A. far behind. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see China soon leading in other popular international sports such as, football, cricket and tennis as well.
Still there are many things in its pipeline: more nuclear power plants, projects to pump river water from the fertile south to the arid north, and a 1,300-kilometer, Beijing-to-Shanghai high-speed railway that is scheduled to open in 2012.
China is also vying for projects overseas, including in the U.S., which has almost no high-speed rail expertise. It shows how quickly the technology has been adopted by Chinese companies, who have traditionally only been able to compete on basic infrastructure projects in the developing world.
Why can't we?
We should be proud of our Oriental neighbor for its achievements and learn to focus on issues of national interest and an overall well being of the country and its common man.
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