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China is colossal, both in terms of its population—over 1.4 billion—and its astronomical urban development. The sheer scale of Chinese cities, train stations, and infrastructures is mind-boggling. For example, even Emeishan, with a modest population of half a million, houses an impressively expansive Buddhist temple that showcases opulence and grandeur at every turn. This introduction to the cultural and architectural scale of China was both unexpected and eye-opening.