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by avcdsuia 2614 days ago
> Beijing is a large city with 16,810 km² area. Building superblocks is a reasonable choice in Beijing

This is the cart before the horse. Beijing didn't start out as a large city. It is municipal annexation that makes Beijing a large city, which is fairly common in China, e.g. Beijing and Xiong'an, Guangzhou and Panyu, Nansha.