CHAPTER 1851: CHAPTER 1676: NATIONAL MUSEUM

After a short while,

everyone had their rooms allocated.

There were a few rooms left.

Reserved for receiving guests.

However,

tonight they wouldn’t be able to experience the beds here. In the afternoon, they would return to Qingyan City, as there were guests at home. Although there was no need for a full family reception, it was necessary to meet them as a formality.

In the living room on the first floor,

Tang Kai was admiring the paintings on the wall.

Sketches,

oil paintings,

ink wash paintings,

calligraphy.

All were works by Tang Qing, making one feel comfortable just by looking at them. In addition, there were quite a few wood and stone carvings. Tang Qing mentioned that these were made out of boredom and without space to place them, he decided to bring some here.

Regarding this,

Tang Kai was speechless as well.

For others,

outstanding artworks are hard to produce.

Tang Qing,

seemed like a production line, continuously outputting high-level works. Even if sold without Tang Qing’s name, their value would be well over a hundred million; it’s almost like having the ability to print money.

With a little effort,

making money was effortless.

With him around,

did the Tang Family ever lack money?

Uh,

thinking about Tang Qing’s speed of burning through money, Tang Kai felt uneasy. Although he wasn’t too familiar, he knew that Tang Qing had several companies that were like bottomless pits, consistently requiring endless funds.

It’s not just a few hundred million,

but tens of billions continuously poured in.

Sigh,

both comforting and worrying.

"Dad, I saw a large building on the third floor. What is it?"

At this moment,

Nian’er ran down excitedly.

"Let me take a look."

Tang Kai went up with her. There were many large buildings in the New District, and he wasn’t sure which one his daughter was talking about. Just the train station itself was built so extravagantly that it seemed like it could handle a daily flow of millions.

On the third floor,

at the top,

following his daughter’s direction, there was a giant circular building.

It was enormous.

Covering nearly one square kilometer.

"That’s the second National Museum of Myanmar."

Initially,

when Tang Kai heard about this project, he was quite surprised. It was just a museum, why build it so large? What do you have to display? The history of the Myanmar Economic Zone doesn’t seem particularly brilliant.

Since it was the second,

there must be a first one. The first one was in Yangon, covering less than one-tenth of this size.

Therefore,

the name is ’second’. But in terms of scale, this was undoubtedly the first, with the entire building divided into six floors, each six-point-six meters high, with a frame structure and a highly novel design. It was said to use twice as much steel as Beijing’s Bird’s Nest.

Who knows,

what will fill it when completed.

"It’s so large, what will be put inside?" Nian’er asked curiously.

"I don’t know."

"Can we go have a look?"

"Now?"

"Yes, since we need to go back in the afternoon."

"Alright, it’s still early." They had just finished breakfast not too long ago and had mostly seen the villa. It would be good to show them around a bit. After that, everyone packed up briefly, and got into the car.

Driving towards the museum.

"This is the Myanmar Library, once completed, it will be the largest library in Myanmar. I don’t know how many books it will hold, but it should be a lot. The Myanmar Bank Group cares about its image and won’t let it remain empty."

"..."

"This is the Myanmar Science and Technology Museum, which will also be the science exhibition center of the Myanmar Bank Group in the future. It’s under renovation and expected to be the first venue to open, also being the location for the Special Zone’s Technology Bureau."

"..."

"Look there, an indoor ski resort, built against the hills, utilizing the topography, without requiring much earthwork. However, due to the site limitations, it’s only suitable for general recreational skiing."

"It cannot host professional competitions."

"..."

Along the way,

Tang Kai introduced the distinctive buildings they passed.

Each one,

was eye-opening.

Stopping in front of a construction site, Tang Kai introduced:

"This is the largest shopping center in the New District that our company undertook, mainly for local residents, so they don’t have to go to the Main City District of Xin’an. The main body and ancillary structures are already completed."

"Undergoing decoration now."

With the funding secured,

the progress was extremely fast.

"It should open next year, right?"

"Yes."

"Then, we’ll come to have a look."

"Sure."

"This parking lot is really large," Nian’er pointed at the renderings.

Tang Kai nodded.

"Of course, the Main City District of Xin’an is quite compact, with hardly any spacious parking lots. Whereas in the New District, places for living and leisure have a large number of parking lots, primarily above ground."

"Will it be enough in the future?" Youman asked.

"It will. The number of parking lots is related to the population planning of the New District, with a certain ratio, even above average levels. There won’t be sudden developments of new housing complexes that increase the permanent population."

"Here, the population isn’t as dense as in Huaxia, with vast lands, and if the population grows, they will choose to build a new district rather than densely packed residential neighborhoods in existing areas."

This point,

Tang Kai really liked.

If the supporting amenities can’t keep up with urban population growth, it would directly lower the quality of life.

Yet,

for a populous nation, there’s no choice; space is limited, and opportunities are concentrated, inevitably causing such situations. The population of Myanmar is relatively low, allowing for more flexibility.

So far,

the Myanmar Economic Zone hasn’t opened up commercial residential properties.

However,

construction has never ceased.

Renting houses is encouraged, with urban housing leased and rural properties privatized, developing rural areas into clusters of villas with convenient transportation, reducing people’s obsession with city housing.

The rural areas have everything.

Education is equalized.

Medical care is equalized.

People go to cities for work, not to settle permanently. Even without commercial housing, there is little dissatisfaction in the Special Zone, Tang Kai realized that this mindset was nurtured in a special environment.

Rural,

City,

if the conditions are vastly different, people naturally flock to better ones.

However,

when, suddenly,

the conditions of rural and urban areas are almost identical, people’s interest in urban settlement diminishes significantly. Ling has long advocated for a development strategy not centered on mega-cities, but on large rural areas.

Regions,

Urban-rural.

Pursue balanced development.

Traveling on the cement road.

On one side,

there is a high-standard asphalt road under maintenance with eight lanes; one side asphalt, the other cement. The asphalt road is sealed off and will be put into use only after the large-scale equipment finishes in the New District.

Then,

the cement road will be paved into an asphalt road,

completing the eight lanes.

On the road,

it’s almost entirely construction vehicles,

carrying tiles,

carrying decoration materials,

coming and going in an endless stream. A small portion of materials are from the Special Zone, but most come from Huaxia. After a short loop, the vehicle reached the museum. By now, the enclosure had been fully dismantled.

An enclosure wall has been erected.

Main body,

auxiliary structures,

exterior decoration,

all completed.

Most of the landscaping has also been done, vaguely hearing construction inside. Security personnel were stationed at the entrance. At that moment, a car carrying display cabinets drove in, "It seems there are no exhibits transported inside yet."

Tang Qing saw the cabinets were empty.

Obviously,

after installing the cabinets, the exhibits would be placed inside.

Getting off the car,

looking at the building, stretching far to the sides before reaching the edges, it was simply breathtaking. The museum was not rectangular but elongated. The main entrance was in the center; looking to the left, the furthest edge was one kilometer away.

It would take quite some time to walk there.

Interestingly enough,

the building encircled a hill, and the top of that hill became the greenery top of the museum, quite an amusing design.