Home › CGTN       22.06.2026

400 Days! Fuzhou Speed: From Shantytown to New Town

Cangxia was once Fuzhou's largest shantytown, where most homes were cobbled together from cheap cedar planks and newspaper lined the walls. They leaked when it rained, creaked in the wind and caught fire easily. During a redevelopment project in 2000, it took just 400 days for more than 3,400 households - nearly 10,000 people - to move from their makeshift homes into Cangxia New Town.

📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay updated with our latest analysis and interviews:👇 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgrNz-aDmcr2uuto8_DL2jg 👈

Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv

For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video

Most watched videos: Impossible Challenge: 30 seconds to count banknotes BLINDFOLDED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmP_Ybj-jws Impossible Challenge: Gymnastics Boy Arat Hosseini from Iran! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sxX--U4c8w Impossible Challenge: How to calm babies in 5 seconds? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR3q9sXM7WA

More video News