 They also cited that the GDP in Chengdu grew leaps and bounds, from 100 billion yuan in 1998 to some 700 billion yuan (~$114.5 billion) by 2011.His detractors asserted that Li was quick to demolish old buildings without due process, earning him the nickname of "Li Chaicheng" (a pun on his name, roughly meaning, "Li who tears down the city".