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[–] Tandybaum@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I visited the BYD factory years ago. I have no idea how big it is compared to others but it absolutely blew my mind. I was up on like 5th floor and when they sounded the lunch bell it looked like ants out the window. I think they said it was about 600k employees in that building.

[–] __forward__@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

600k seems a bit too much. That's a fairly large city.

[–] Tandybaum@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It being huge is an understatement. They have dorms where people live on-site and it’s they are massive. Multiple soccer complexes and tons of restaurants all on campus.

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I don't know how many workers BYD have, but Foxconn flagship factory is Longhua Science & Technology Park and it is a small city with hundreds of thousands people working there. Check the Google Maps satellite view, it's crazy.