In this article provided by Development Gateway, a website “from China, about China,” there is a brief history of the infrastructure projects that have been undertaken.
Excerpt: “In the 1990s, the construction of infrastructure projects has entered a new stage of rapid and steady development. From 1992 to 1996, the investment in fixed assets has increased by 32 percent annually. In 1996 and 1997, the government arranged 131 and 129 major construction projects respectively and put aside 287 billion yuan for them.”