Chinese Ghost Cities That Came Alive

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Post by superfx » Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 10:50 PM UTC

Chinese Ghost Cities That Came Alive
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Post by wmf » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 2:02 AM UTC

Building an empty city from scratch and then populating it sounds utopian, and people are pretty skeptical of utopian thinking these days. But I guess it makes sense under China's combination of rapid urbanization and central planning.

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Post by beefsack » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 2:04 AM UTC

I'm currently living about 5km away from Zhujiang in Guangzhou, numbered two in the article.

I'm actually surprised to hear that it was previously a ghost city, it's been a very busy spot since I was first over here around 5 years ago. It's also a little strange to hear it called a "city", it's more of a district in the centre in what was already a very large city.

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 2:31 AM UTC

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Post by flyrain » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 2:38 AM UTC

My hometown is Wujin, Changzhou, the second city this post described. I lived there for almost 20 years. It has never been a ghost city as I known. It is always flourishing. If this place will be called ghost city, I don't know how you describe most United States cities.

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Post by jpatokal » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 3:08 AM UTC

Looks like even the most famous "ghost city" of them all, Ordos, isn't pining for the fjords just yet.

http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/04/ordos-a-gho...

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Post by sergers » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 3:15 AM UTC

jpatokal wrote: post #6

Looks like even the most famous "ghost city" of them all, Ordos, isn't pining for the fjords just yet. http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/04/ordos-a-gho...

2013 article... You fall right into the posts topic.

Latest maps show beginnings of a bustling city... Wiki show 2m pop.

Chinese really believe in build it.. They will come...... Eventually in hordes.

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Post by leeroyding » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 4:05 AM UTC

I don't see any "ghost city" here. That's hard working people building a new prosperous city from scratch. IMO a "ghost city" would be cities that is not as popular as before, not some place that had never become a city.

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Post by davydka » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 4:27 AM UTC

I feel like the idea of the Chinese "ghost city" is just plain false. You can label any new development this way. A typical housing development could have the title "Crazy Americans Build Ghost Houses". This is just urban planning and development being implemented.

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Post by manuelriel » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 4:30 AM UTC

Pudong was never a ghost city either. A more complete sample would be desirable. How about South China Mall? That was one of the prime examples, wasn't it?