Jīngguò jǐ nián de fāzhǎn, zhège xiǎozhèn jīnfēi-xībǐ.
After years of development, this small town is nothing like it used to be.
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今非昔比 can be used positively (impressive improvement) or neutrally/negatively (unrecognizable change). Context determines the tone. The literal meaning is: today (今) is not (非) like the past (昔), there is no comparison (比).
