Superlatives that shows China is a leader in technology

China is one of the main agents of the resurgence of Asian countries in world development. Many Asian countries have improved in technology and living standard and are now among the elites in the world.

China, apart from being the country with the largest human population, has also led the world in many breathtaking technologies. It is the second biggest economy in the world, behind the U. S.

Of course, China is still growing daily and some of the areas of technology where China is leading the world are highlighted in this post.

Jiaozhou Bay Bridge. Img:WENN

The Largest Power Station

The impact of constant electricity supply or absence of it on any country cannot be overemphasized. China knows this and therefore generates lots of power, not forgetting to distribute it to its citizens.

The largest power station in the world is the hydro power station in the Three Gorges Dam. It generates 22,500 megawatts from its 34 turbines. 32 turbines of 700MW each contribute to 22,400MW of the 22,500 while the remaining 2 contribute 100MW.

Fastest Railway Service

At an average speed of 350km/h (217mph), the Chinese high speed trains that link Wuhan in Central China to Guangzhou in the South (a distance of 1,068km (663mi)) are the fastest light rail service on the planet. This reduces a journey of about 6 hours to 2 hours 45 minutes.

Longest Bridge

The longest bridge of any kind is the Danyang-kunshan grand bridge which is a railway bridge. At a length of 164.8km, it is a very long bridge to say the least.

Out of the top 10 longest bridges of all kinds, 7 of them are present in the People’s Republic of China.

Longest Road Bridge on water

The longest road bridge on water is the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge which was unveiled in 2011. The 26.4 miles long bridge cost about £1 billion to build.

The construction was done by 10,000 Chinese workers of the top 10 road bridges on water, China has 5 of them.

The biggest PC maker

Recently, Lenovo became the largest PC vendor after it leapfrogged HP into the top spot. Lenovo is a Chinese company and 85% of its workforce is Chinese.

Highest number of super-tall skyscrapers

A super-tall skyscraper is a skyscraper that is at least 300 meters in height. Yes, China has the highest number of this type of buildings.

As at early this year, China had 21 super-tall skyscrapers. This is more than the number of super-tall skyscrapers in the whole of Europe and America combined.

New Century Global Center. Img: Independent

Although the tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, is presently in Dubai, the tallest building may soon be in China as it is expected that the 838 metres (10m taller than Burj Khalifa) tall Sky City Tower would be finished by April, 2014. It is to be built in just 9 months.

In 1990, China had only 5 buildings that were above 200 metres. As at the end of 2012, China had 249 buildings above 200 metres. That is to show the fast development in the past years.

Presently, five of the 9 tallest skyscrapers in the world are in China while nine of the 20 tallest buildings under construction are in China.

The largest building

Few months ago, New Century Global Center was unveiled and it became the largest building in the world after snatching the title from Dubai International Airport.

The iconic building occupies a massive 1.7 million square metres (19 million square feet) of land space. The building is 500 metres long, 400 metres wide and 100 metres high.

The largest gold producer

With a production of 403 tons in 2012, China is far ahead in the production of gold when you consider that the nearest country on the list produced 250 tons. China has now been the largest producer of gold in the world for the past 6 years.

Gold has found its way into technology today at least in the production of wristwatches. It may soon be a common feature in smartphones as Apple has successfully proved with the iPhones 5S that gold could be a hit with consumers.

In conclusion, China has really invested in technology over the years and it is now among the elites in the world of technology.

On the account of these, I would have moved to China with immediate effect but unfortunately, I can’t speak the Chinese language. I also fear staying on very tall buildings and of course the long bridges are always threatening me as I see masquerades in the big rivers. I guess I’ll just stay here (don’t ask me where). That was a joke, obviously…

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