‘They can make 10 floors in 1 day’: The reason China’s speed terrifies the world
Produced by: Manoj Kumar
Bridge Blitz
In just 43 hours, Beijing’s Sanyuan Bridge was demolished and rebuilt using prefabs—urban engineering at warp speed, noted by China Daily for its traffic-saving precision.
Vertical Sprint
In under 29 hours, Broad Group assembled a 10-storey Changsha building—modular construction in overdrive, setting a world record per Global Construction Review.
Skyscraper Surge
Three floors per day: Changsha’s 57-storey Mini Sky City rose in just 19 days, thanks to modular innovation, as BBC reported in awe.
Pandemic Push
Huoshenshan Hospital rose from dirt to doors in 10 days—1,000 beds built on live stream, earning praise from WHO during 2020’s COVID-19 chaos.
Crisis Clone
Leishenshan, Huoshenshan’s bigger twin, emerged in 12 days—1,600 beds ready for COVID care, as covered by The Guardian.
Mountain Marvel
The Luzhijiang Bridge sliced through Yunnan’s rugged terrain, part of a 200 km expressway finished in under a year, per People’s Daily.
Rail Revolution
From 2008 to 2015, China laid 10,000+ km of high-speed tracks—reshaping national transit faster than any nation, according to World Bank studies.
Bullet Build
The 309 km Jining-Datong-Yuanping rail line was completed in under a year—turning regional hours into minutes, Xinhua confirmed in 2024.
Quarantine Quick
In Zhengzhou, 1,500 quarantine rooms appeared in just 7 days—COVID containment at military precision, praised in South China Morning Post.