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I was just in China, mainly Beijing and Shanghai, about a month ago and I loved it there. Now that I see this thread I wish I'd taken more pictures of the cities - but here are a few I took in Shanghai that I hope everyone will enjoy. (First time attaching here, hope this works!)

Hi, first post but I have been enjoying the wealth of knowledge here! I couldn't find anything written on a current issue I'm having in my region - I built some dirty industry sectors in the corner of my map for some R$ cities to develop with. I guess my goal is to have a thriving office sector (don't we all) but have some charming slums nearby. My problem right now is that my demand seems to keep shifting between massive R$ demand to massive Dirty / Manufacturing demands, and nothing else! It's not self evident to me that creating the education and perks in my new downtown district to attract white collar sims will be of any use because of the rampant demand of the poor, huddled masses! Should I start over and grow my slums more slowly, balancing the demand with my downtown citizens? Any other ideas / advice? Thanks!!

Wow, that explanation was well put and jives with what I've been seeing in my game. Under that definition of demand, I'm really not trying to appease thousands of peons by building high rises, I'm appeasing my empty factories looking for workers. A slight but crucial distinction, I'd say!

Thanks for the ideas, though I guess I should've clarified I think my issue is more of a regional thing than a city thing! Can anyone explain how demand levels carry across regional zones? I want to make sure the cycle between poor and factory development is contained within the slums, if possible.