When it comes to our country's current big cities, Beijing and Shanghai must bear the brunt of it, comparable to the international metropolises of New York and Tokyo. We all know that Hangzhou is a beautiful place in our country, known as "paradise on earth", and now Hangzhou is not only a tourist attraction, but also the economy is getting better and better every year. So what is the gap between Hangzhou in our country and New York in the United States in the middle of the last century?
Hangzhou in the 1950s:
West Lake Pavilion
Speaking of Hangzhou, everyone must be familiar with the West Lake. In the past, there was an ancient story "Xu Xian" that mentioned the beauty of the West Lake. The West Lake has always been protected as a national key scenic spot and has been followed to this day. The picture above shows tourists taking a group photo at the West Lake Pavilion in Hangzhou in the 1950s.
Zhu De inspected the Hangzhou Locomotive Factory
Hangzhou is not only a place with beautiful scenery, but also a particularly developed economy. In particular, in the early period of liberation, we vigorously developed heavy industry and light industry. Light industry has textile factories, heavy industry organic vehicle factories. The picture above is that Marshal Zhu De inspected the work of the locomotive captain in the 1950s, and the machine tool factory at that time drove the development of the entire Hangzhou economy.
Hangzhou Station
How many railway stations are there in Hangzhou now? The earliest one established during this period was the Hangzhou Railway Station, which has a history of more than 70 years. The picture above is a photo of The Hangzhou Railway Station in the 1950s. At that time, Hangzhou Station had to transport a large number of passengers every day, and the above picture can be seen that the outside of the station is full of small three wheels, waiting to pull passengers.
Hangzhou farmers
The suburbs of Hangzhou were different from the city, when there were no factories in the suburbs, and many villagers still made a living from farming. At that time, the agricultural production conditions were not yet developed, and everyone was manual labor. The picture above shows farmers in Hangzhou in the 1950s carrying corn home.
The first trolleybus
The picture above shows the first trolleybus produced and operated in Hangzhou, when many cities had just opened to buses, but trolleybuses were already operating in Hangzhou. At that time, the cities with trolleybuses were Beijing, Shanghai and other places.
Looking at the photos of Hangzhou in the 50s above, Xiaobian felt that Hangzhou at that time was still developing rapidly, and heavy industry, transportation, culture, etc. were all head-on.
New York in the 50s:
New York model
The picture above shows models who were filming costume promotion on the streets of New York in the 50s, and you can see that they are dressed in a fashionable way and have cool hairstyles. At that time, our country was very simple in dress, not to mention perming and dyeing hair, everyone was two braided braids.
Tall buildings in New York City
This picture surprised the editor, but he did not expect that the streets of New York were already lined with high-rise buildings, and the people in front of the camera were also wearing suits and shoes. At that time, the people of New York were really rich, and their material lives were greatly enriched.
Private helicopter
Pictured above is a helicopter purchased by wealthy New Yorkers, which, unlike regular helicopters, can not only fly in the air, but also glide on the surface of the water. At that time, there were very few private cars in our country, not to mention private planes, and probably hadn't seen it.
Soviet cars in New York
Pictured above is the introduction of Soviet cars into New York, when people were curious and came to visit. We know that in the middle of the last century the United States and the Soviet Union were all superpowers, on a par with each other economically and militarily, but now something has changed. The Soviet cars produced at that time were also good, what do you think?
Summary: Xiaobian feels that Hangzhou and New York in the middle of the last century are incomparable, whether it is economics or technology. But the beauty of Hangzhou should be much better than that of New York, and the air quality is also ahead of New York. Do you think that now Hangzhou and New York, overall, who is better?