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Posted by PTravel on 11/09/07 17:19
"Joe" <abc@xyz.com> wrote in message news:g%ZYi.139$h61.138@trndny02...
> Is there any talk of building mass transportation systems in China? Of
> course they already have some, I mean modern systems that people will like
> enough to sacrifice the prestige of driving their own cars.
>
> Joe
You're not going to get the Chinese to give up their cars -- it's not a
question of presitge, but of the visible representation of prosperity and
success that has come in the post-Mao period. China's mass transit is
hit-or-miss: many cities have subways, and there is an extensive inter-urban
rail system, though it can be rather unpleasant.
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> "PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote in message
> news:5pj4b4Frei04U1@mid.individual.net...
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>> "Martin Heffels" <goofie@flikken.net> wrote in message
>> news:o518j35bha645fr31h173v1s26gsm0s6tr@4ax.com...
>>> On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 18:53:34 -0800, "PTravel"
>>> <ptravel@travelersvideo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I see you've never been to China. If you'd like to see video of people
>>>>practicing their religion in China, I have lots -- there are Confusian
>>>>and
>>>>Budhist temples all over China.
>>>
>>> He was talking about Falung Gong. But you knew that :-))
>>
>> Yep.
>>
>>> You will see them
>>> outside mainland China as well. Hong Kong (near the famous Wong Tai Sin
>>> temple) or Sydney (I think they have an office on Elizabeth St). All
>>> videoable without any risk.
>>>
>>>>As for massive environmental damage, pollution is, almost certainly, the
>>>>biggest challenge facing China right now
>>>
>>> Trying to nail down the skyline of Beijing should say enough :-))
>>
>> Beijing has gotten quite bad. Ten years ago, almost everyone rode
>> bicycles and the sky was only moderately polluted. Now, everyone has
>> cars, it takes 30 minutes just to go the mile or so between ring roads,
>> and the pollution is really bad -- like Los Angeles in the 70s.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>>I'd recommend that you visit some time -- clearly, you have a very
>>>>mistaken
>>>>impression of the country.
>>>
>>> It takes some time for people to realise that China has changed, and
>>> that
>>> Mao died already quite some time ago :-))
>>
>> Exactly.
>>
>>>
>>> cheers
>>>
>>> -martin-
>>> --
>>> Official website "Jonah's Quid" http://www.jonahsquids.co.uk
>>
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