Despite being one of China's four provincial level cities, Tianjin has always been in Beijing's shadow. Residents of the capital often look down upon their neighbor city, viewing it as a hick town. Indeed, my Chinese friends in Beijing often say that Tianjin is the Middle Kingdom's "biggest village".However, thanks to the new Tianjin "Eco-city," Beijing's smaller sibling city is now set to teach the capital a thing or two on how to design new mega housing complexes. In particular, this joint Sino-Singapore project, which was started last year and will house 350,000 people when it is completed, better balances high-density urban living with environmental protection. Full Story
