What do you notice in this view of Kunming?

This morning, looking north out the window of the Green Lake View ( Cui Yi Hu*) hotel in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province in southern China:


Click above for larger, detailed view. Or, see this closeup of the building nearest the hotel:

Clue, in case you didn't spot it yourself: Every roof as far as you can see has solar-thermal panels for hot water heating. More to come shortly on China's general environmental/climate situation, but I think this vista is different from that in many US cities -- among other details you might notice, in the prevalence of the panels.
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* Originally thought we'd stayed in the Green Lake, Cui Hu. On correction from higher authority, ie my wife, I realize it was the Green Lake View, Cui Yi.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2009/05/what-do-you-notice-in-this-view-of-kunming/18526/