These are always fun: "New" Abandoned Chinese Cities

[dmm5157]

Somewhat misleading title, but interesting none the less.

http://io9.com/chinas-brand-new-abandoned-cities-could-be-dystopian-m-1238731420

 

[Bartdog]

LIke Detroit, but nicer

 

[ericram]

60 minutes did a report on that a little while ago. Crazy they just build and get per to buy and no one ever lives there.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Strikes you that nothing original comes out of China.

 

[Hayduke GW]

mmmmmmmmmm....... smog

 

[noleit]

Looks like someone higher up in authority there got some erroneous information about population projections!

 

[FreeFlyNole]

Are they still doing that 1 kid limit thing and throwing female babies in the river?

 

[MIKE_G]

Are they still doing that 1 kid limit thing and throwing female babies in the river?

Seems silly when they could just house all them female babies in the abandoned buildings.

 

[Tampa Nole]

That's a lot of contaminated drywall....