Kind of related, but I found a hidden gem of a YouTube channel the other day that has like no views or subscribers and is full of videos showing off different cities in China, including rural ones, and I'm very jealous of what they've accomplished. Even their rural what appear to be little farming villages have modern housing, high speed rail, and renewable energy, so fucking cool.

Here's a link to the video showing the stuff above, but there are tons of other really cool videos as well.