Same can be said for Moscow and Russia.
Moscow looks as modern as any city on the globe, but go outside of Moscow and St. Petersburg and Russia is still pretty much the same as it was in Soviet times.
Never went to Russia, but ironically, in Chinese cities, the ugly soviet-style apartment blocks are now the most desirable. They were distributed by government to employees long ago, so the occupant's cost basis is nearly zero. They will be held by their owners forever. They also are in the city centers, as development has had to find new land, far away, so they are super-convenient, closest to historical/cultureal sites, the oldest universities, etc.... There's also a sense of hierarchy, with the highest level bureaucrats living closest to the offices of government, so again, they are elite areas
They will be standing for a long time.
Whatabout much?