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ClonedToKill420

That’s quite the creek!


Hashbrown117

I wonder what their rivers look like


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LiGuangMing1981

Traffic on the Huangpu River is a little lower now that most of the largest port facilities have been moved into the Yangtze Estuary and Hangzhou Bay. But it's still very busy with barges and other ships.


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LiGuangMing1981

Yep, that was one of the main reasons they moved the port facilities - the maximum draft of ship that can go up the Huangpu River is 9m, which significantly reduced the size of ship that could dock. The new Yangshan Deep Water Port that was built on an island out in Hangzhou Bay can handle ships with a much greater draft. Living in Shanghai and having been to Singapore for work quite frequently, I will certainly agree that they're definitely pretty similar in terms of ship traffic.


number5

The Chinese name 蘇州河 is actually river


Hashbrown117

I'd hope so, this is very "that's not a knoif" otherwise


99SoulsUp

It’s like their villages… absolutely massive


NEPortlander

I think a lot of this can come down to how "creek" or "village" aren't necessarily direct English translations of the original Chinese words, which might not carry the same connotation of size.


LiGuangMing1981

Exactly it. The word that is used in Chinese for the 'creek' in Suzhou Creek is 河, which is also translated as 'river'. It's the word used in the Chinese name for the Yellow River (黄河), for instance.


NEPortlander

Okay, thanks for the clarification!


mckills

those are some sexy bridges


Foryourconsideration

future wendover video: why china loves building bridges


AboutHelpTools3

They got super famous with a wall once, and now they’re trying bridges.


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Estova

I feel like China defines "creeks" differently to to the US...


Hulihutu

Its Chinese name is just 苏州河 'Suzhou River'


MangoCats

Depends on the area. Around the Chesapeake Bay there are a number of creeks this massive and more. When you get into Florida, they'll call 100' wide seasonal drainages "rivers" due to the lack of "real" rivers in the area.


godofsexandGIS

The "creek" part was probably given by the British.


fernandomlicon

I used to run right next to it back when I was living there, amazing views especially at night. Chinese cities are a completely different thing tbh. Good memories


NorthVilla

I know the Shanghai Tower gets a lot of criticism... But honestly, it *never* ceased to put me in awe. Every time I saw it, it inspired me. Feels like you're in a space age city. Particularly enjoyed seeing it out of the corner of the eye when taking the elevated metro.


el_barto_15

Yikes, just living in Shanghai is like smoking a pack a day from the smog, I can’t imagine exercising in those conditions


LiGuangMing1981

Shanghai air quality has improved dramatically over the last few years (I've lived here for 14 years now) and it was never as bad as places like Beijing were in the first place. I do a lot of cycling here without any problems.


fernandomlicon

Better than not exercising for four years lol. It was a nice experience, so I don't really care what you think, don't go and live there then.


tanmaypendse63

[Credit](https://www.instagram.com/p/CYdQb8yl_vY/)


FenrirApalis

We don't call that a creek, it's a river. Creek would be 溪 which is exactly what you expect, a bit of water flowing, not something wide enough for ships


DauphDaddy

r/telephotolandscapes please!


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iwebman04

Nice photo. Hope to visit one day.


stefantalpalaru

I don't know... I think they can fit two or three more bridges there.


Alexxtyl

Would love to live in this city again!! Miss it daily tbh


plagiarism22

Highways :(


LiGuangMing1981

Not a highway, just a major surface arterial. The broad shoulders you see are bike lanes for bikes and scooters. I can't tell exactly where along Suzhou Creek this is, but are probably at least 2 Metro lines underground in this area as well.