Meant as home for one million people, the Kangbashi district remains nearly empty five years after construction began in 2010.
All Quiet
The Kangbashi district began as a public-works project in Ordos, a wealthy coal-mining town in Inner Mongolia. The area is filled with office towers, administrative centers, government buildings, museums, theaters and sports fields—not to mention acre on acre of subdivisions overflowing with middle-class duplexes and bungalows. The only problem: the district was originally designed to house, support and entertain 1 million people, yet hardly anyone lives there.
Empty
Though many of the properties in Kangbashi have been sold and a million people were projected to be living in Kangbashi by 2010, the city is still empty.
Treasure Palace
Workers carry pieces of foam up the stairs of the Ordos Museum, which is still under construction.
Monuments
There are several huge eerie statues and monuments like the one below that can be found in this city. A pedestrian walks behind a giant sculpture of two horses in Kangbashi's Linyinlu Square.
Eerie Quiet
Empty streets remain empty even during the morning commute.
On the Rise
Construction projects in Kangbashi continue despite the lack of occupancy.
Awaiting Residents
Kangbashi awaits residents to bring the district, meant for a population the size of San Diego, California, to life.
Source: Ordos, China: A Modern Ghost Town - Photo Essays
All Quiet
The Kangbashi district began as a public-works project in Ordos, a wealthy coal-mining town in Inner Mongolia. The area is filled with office towers, administrative centers, government buildings, museums, theaters and sports fields—not to mention acre on acre of subdivisions overflowing with middle-class duplexes and bungalows. The only problem: the district was originally designed to house, support and entertain 1 million people, yet hardly anyone lives there.
Empty
Though many of the properties in Kangbashi have been sold and a million people were projected to be living in Kangbashi by 2010, the city is still empty.
Treasure Palace
Workers carry pieces of foam up the stairs of the Ordos Museum, which is still under construction.
Monuments
There are several huge eerie statues and monuments like the one below that can be found in this city. A pedestrian walks behind a giant sculpture of two horses in Kangbashi's Linyinlu Square.
Eerie Quiet
Empty streets remain empty even during the morning commute.
On the Rise
Construction projects in Kangbashi continue despite the lack of occupancy.
Awaiting Residents
Kangbashi awaits residents to bring the district, meant for a population the size of San Diego, California, to life.
Source: Ordos, China: A Modern Ghost Town - Photo Essays
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