In a recent post, I mentioned that I would be showing some more photos of changes that have happened since we moved to China a little over 4 years ago. Here are a few changes in our neighborhood, including these two shots from across the street:
As you can see, it isn’t just the trees that grew up over the short period of time! Here is a shot that we took down a dirt road and vacant lot in 2010:
Here is the same location today: we’ve been living in this apartment complex for over a year:
These final two shots provide an idea of how fast buildings go up. Here are two photos taken from a nearby street corner one year apart:
I’m hoping that the builders don’t take too many shortcuts in their rapid construction process. Our apartment began to sway uncomfortably last week during a mild earthquake, and I wonder what might happen during a major one…
amazing photos…