Beauty in Concrete - Shanghai DSCN3690

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Grasp this if you can. If you find beauty in concrete, it is here. This is the balcony of our living room. When we moved in, nearly a year ago, the building in the center of the picture had internal structure but the exterior was finished from the top down. I see sparks if I look out at night. To each side, look at how deep the rows of buildings are. We hear that the square meter price is about 12000 yuan, which is $1500.

For months we watched the buildings dark at night, with hardly an occupant. Now, almost all are becoming populated.

I can't imagine how so many people can afford these! This only represents a TINY PART OF THE CITY, about 5 minutes drive from the "ring road" that represents the greater metropolitan Shanghai area. See the field across from us? We anticipate noise in the near future but see no evidence of any projects.