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JERRY GOODE explores the Regent International Building in Hangzhou, a residential skyscraper described in the video as housing more than 30,000 internet celebrities. The building stands 206 meters tall and has 39 stories. The video shows its exterior and the surrounding city, while JERRY GOODE explains that residents use platforms such as Douyin and Bilibili for their work. He tries to enter but is unable to, so the visit remains an outside look at the building and its scale. He wonders about apartment costs and residents’ daily routines, and says he hopes to return to interview some of them. The video also shows Hangzhou city views and the businesses and neighborhoods around the tower, framing the visit as a first look rather than an inside tour.
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The Regent International Building
JERRY GOODE visits the Regent International Building in Hangzhou, a residential tower described in the video as home to more than 30,000 internet celebrities. At 206 meters tall and 39 stories, it stands out in the surrounding urban landscape. The video presents it as a unique residential building and says it is the only one in the world to house such a large number of internet celebrities. Residents are associated with online work on platforms such as Douyin, China’s TikTok, and Bilibili, compared with YouTube. JERRY GOODE films the exterior, looks at the building’s modern design and takes in views of Hangzhou around it.
An outside visit and questions for later
JERRY GOODE attempts to enter the building but cannot get inside. As a result, this visit does not show apartments or residents’ daily routines. He wonders how much apartments cost and what life inside the tower is like, and says he would like to learn more directly from the people who live there. His interest is in the everyday experience behind the building’s public image: how residents use their homes and what their routines are like. He plans to return and interview some residents, but leaves those questions unanswered in this video. The footage remains an outside look at the tower, its scale and its place in the city, rather than an interior tour. The large number of online creators associated with the building is the unusual detail that first draws his attention, while its height and 39 floors give a sense of its physical scale. The video leaves the story of the residents for a possible return visit. The visit closes with his reaction to Hangzhou’s beauty and his interest in coming back for a closer account of the residents’ lives.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: How tall is the Regent International Building in Hangzhou?
- A: The video describes the tower as 206 meters tall with 39 stories. JERRY GOODE films its exterior and the nearby urban landscape during his visit.
- Q: Could JERRY GOODE enter the building?
- A: No. He tries to enter but is unable to, so the video shows the building from outside rather than its apartments or residents’ daily routines.
- Q: Which platforms are mentioned in connection with residents?
- A: The video names Douyin, described as China’s TikTok, and Bilibili, compared with YouTube, as platforms residents use for their work.
