Name: The unexpected cyberpunk side of Chinese industry
Uploaded: 2026-11-10T14:40:46+08:00
Duration: 1 min 15 s
Description: Step inside Zhenhai Refining & Chemical in Ningbo, eastern China, one of the country’s major refining and petrochemical hubs. With towering structures, sprawling pipelines and dazzling lights, it looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. But

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Step inside Zhenhai Refining & Chemical in Ningbo, eastern China, one of the country’s major refining and petrochemical hubs. With towering structures, sprawling pipelines and dazzling lights, it looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie.

But there’s serious industrial power behind the futuristic scenery: the fuel that powers airplanes, the asphalt used on the Shanghai F1 circuit, and materials used in Beijing's iconic Bird's Nest stadium.The facility can even turn used cooking oil into sustainable aviation fuel. And here’s what might surprise you: the complex is also home to a 15,000-square-meter egret habitat and has even served as a movie set.

Welcome to the cyberpunk side of Chinese industry.

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