Interesting that Xi’an is still so poor, it really didn’t seem that bad when I visited (although it’s also just a really fascinating place so perhaps I was distracted… I swear I spent 6 or 7 hours at the Terracotta warriors)
But thanks for doing the homework! It’s super impressive how far they’ve come! (which seems to be the story of china generally)
Xi’an is a provincial capital and an international tourism destination, it’s actually a little above average for China. The country also increasingly uses wealth from the coast to invest in uplifting the inland regions, which levels out some of the discrepancy.
Neighbouring Gansu province is the poorest province in China, four times poorer than Xi’an. Here’s a video I found of a Brit exploring its capital city Lanzhou in early spring: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ex-puh3W70
Interesting that Xi’an is still so poor, it really didn’t seem that bad when I visited (although it’s also just a really fascinating place so perhaps I was distracted… I swear I spent 6 or 7 hours at the Terracotta warriors)
But thanks for doing the homework! It’s super impressive how far they’ve come! (which seems to be the story of china generally)
Xi’an is a provincial capital and an international tourism destination, it’s actually a little above average for China. The country also increasingly uses wealth from the coast to invest in uplifting the inland regions, which levels out some of the discrepancy.
Neighbouring Gansu province is the poorest province in China, four times poorer than Xi’an. Here’s a video I found of a Brit exploring its capital city Lanzhou in early spring: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ex-puh3W70
Cheers again but I was talking about the air quality in Xi’an - I remember it being okay but I presumably got lucky:)
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: