Cities have been built to a size and scale
落成的城市规模之大
not matched in any previous period in world history.
没有哪个世界历史时期可以比拟
Across this vast and inhospitable land,
在这片广袤无垠的苍茫大地上
high-tech transportation and highways
高科技交通运输和高速公路
are built at an incredible pace.
建设如火如荼
Engineering solutions are required to supply the huge amounts of energy
各类工程解决方案既要提供大量能源
that are needed to reduce pollution.
又要减少污染
That's affecting almost half of its nearly 1.4 billion population.
这几乎影响了近14亿人口中的一半
Against this ever-changing landscape,
华夏大地日新月异
millions of Chinese still observe ancient traditions and rights.
但是中国人仍然奉行自己的传统