Wall Street Journal9 个月
China’s Property Crisis: Inside a Ghost Town of Abandoned Mansions
WSJ’s Jonathan Cheng traveled to an abandoned “ghost town” to see the challenge China’s real-estate slump poses for the government. Photo: Antoine Morel for The Wall Street Journal ...
'I went to China's £500m fake British town – but it was missing one key feature'
Ali Korsan took a trip to Thames Town, which was built in 2006 in a bid to entice people away from Shanghai, but despite his ...
'I visited China's £500m fake British town – but it was missing one important thing'
On a trip to Thames Town, Ali Korsan said 'something just doesn't quite feel right' despite the project being a direct copy ...
Eco-business1 年
China’s Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into ‘ghost towns’
It’s about their food, their tradition and custom, their way of life,” she said in an interview. Ghost towns Eager to boost its renewable energy capacity and reduce its reliance on coal, China has ...
Business Insider7 年
Surreal photos show the inside of China's 'largest ghost city'
Ordos, China, once flush with cash, has been called the world's largest ghost town. In the early 2000s, a coal-mining boom led the local government to throw money at urban development in the hopes ...
Sixth Tone4 天
They Built an Entire ‘Ancient Town.’ Practically Nobody Came.
The vast tourist area, which reportedly cost over 2.2 billion yuan ($300 million) to build, encompasses an entire town ...
From bustling hub to ghost town: heart of China’s e-commerce sector feels price war pain
As China's economy struggles, a rat race in the e-commerce sector has taken a toll on merchants and manufacturers To the ...
Business Insider7 年
New satellite images show inside China’s ghost cities
China still has a startling number of vacant real-estate developments, judging from new satellite analysis by DigitalGlobe and Business Insider. Chinese ghost cities have made headlines for nearly ...