From largely unused land a generation ago, Pudong has become a booming center of skyscrapers, luxury hotels, parks, industry, and vast stretches of apartment buildings. Shanghai’s overall economy is currently growing at around 13% per year, thus doubling in size every five or six years.
中国的日益强大当然是建筑在令人惊叹的经济成功之上。非洲开发银行会议在浦东举行，这是上海发展最快的地区。浦东从几十年前一大片荒芜的土地，发展成为摩天大楼、豪华酒店、公园、工业、公寓楼林立的中心地区。上海的经济每年大致呈13%增长，每5、6年便可以翻一番。上海到处都是新的开始，创新以及充满野心的年轻企业家。