Spacious streets, not-so-tall buildings, and hurried passersby.
Except for the residents here wearing more colorful clothes, more letters on their T-shirts, and the unique vibrancy of this era, it doesn't seem much different from the ancient city.
"...Our ancient city isn't that bad either. At its peak, the population exceeded two million. Originally, when the state reforms took place, the ancient city was the priority for the state government. It's just that our base industries were a little weak, and the old industrial district was on the verge of bankruptcy, so Changping took over in the end..."
Xia Qin casually said a few words, seemingly unimpressed with the state government.
This was the small pride of the ancient city residents. As inhabitants of an old city with a glorious past, they don't care much about the capital of a state.