Seriously Big Blocks of Flats In China

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The People’s Republic of China, commonly known as China, is the most populous state in the world with over 1.3 billion people, and Shanghai with its population of 19 million is the most populous city in China and the most populous city proper in the world.

In the past decade, China’s cities expanded at an average rate of 10% annually. However, between 1978 and 2009, the country’s urbanization rate increased from 17.4% to 46.8% a scale unprecedented in human history. These changes, and a lack of space causes huge demand for dense, high-rise offices and housing.

According to Emporis, there are 7,650 skyscrapers in Hong Kong, which puts the city at the top of world rankings. Thirty-six of the world’s 100 tallest residential buildings are in Hong Kong. More people in Hong Kong live or work above the 14th floor than anywhere else on Earth, making it the world’s most vertical city.

While these numbers could look really cool and impressive, actually it causes a lot of housing problems. Let’s take a glimpse at some of those enormous blocks of flats in China to get a feel of how it feels to be living in some cities of China.

“Mass Living” in Hong Kong

Bamboos to Magalie L’Abbé



Bamboos to Photocapy



Bamboos to Phillie Casablanca



Bamboos to alexasigno

Tower block on the Lei Yue Mun Estate, Yau Tong, Kowloon

Bamboos to pondspider

Tianjin Flats

Bamboos to mararie

Shanghai Apartment Buildings

Bamboos to decade_null



Bamboos to kk+



Bamboos to Colin Manuel

Recent media reports citing information from China’s electricity authority claimed that 64.5 million urban electricity meters registered zero electricity consumption over the past six months, equating to enough empty flats to house 200 million people. “While the data is not accurate, we can confidently conclude that China doesn’t have an absolute housing shortage and the per capita space is above the level in Europe and Japan”. (sources: 1,2,3,4)