Many urban centers, like Shanghai and Shenzhen, have gone from modest fishing villages to booming megacities.
China is rapidly urbanizing. More than half of China’s population now lives in cities, and over 100 Chinese cities have over 1 million people each.
Many urban centers, like Shanghai and Shenzhen, have gone from modest fishing villages to booming megacities. Others have become mega-ghost cities — high-tech (often luxury) urban centers that fail to attract many residents.
By Leanne Garfield from World Economic Forum