Endless blocks of high-rise buildings in which no one has ever lived, abandoned amusement parks in which no one has fun, empty giant shopping malls where nothing has ever been bought, deserted avant-garde theaters and museums in which there were no spectators, wide avenues along which no one cars are driving.

In the Google Earth photo, huge EMPTY CITIES are connected by a network of EMPTY roads. Some cities are built in some of the harshest weather areas in China (Sishuan is built IN THE DESERT IN Inner Mongolia)!

What is it? The strategic mistake of the country's authorities, who inflated a grandiose "bubble" in the real estate market, or calculated for several years in advance, known only to China, secret plans.

It all looks like a gigantic film set for a science fiction movie in which a neutron bomb explosion or a virus COMPLETELY DESTROYED PEOPLE! But skyscrapers, stadiums, parks and roads remained completely untouched.

Since 2000, China has been building more than 20 new modern cities EVERY YEAR, but they remain UNPOPULATED!

Today it is more than 64 million EMPTY HOUSES (not apartments)!

In 2010, the Chinese media reported that the State Electricity Grid of the People's Republic of China controlled electricity consumption in 660 cities for six months, and found ZERO READINGS on the electricity meters of 65.4 million apartments - that means NOBODY LIVES HERE!

These apartments are enough to accommodate more than 200 million people.

Every year, China is increasing its military budget, now it is equal to 78 billion dollars, and "its hidden part can be another 30-40 percent of this amount." The army and navy of the People's Republic of China are equipped with the most modern weapons.

In the direction of the Russian borders, China has been building concrete-based broadband roads for several years, they can withstand the load of heavy military equipment,

According to military experts, when hostilities begin, the Chinese army will be in Khabarovsk in two to three hours.

“The start of large-scale offensive operations along the entire land border and the landing of troops in the north of Russia will end in a complete, quick victory for China and the rejection of Russian territory to the Urals. After the entire territory up to the Urals is captured, the Russians will be deported beyond the Urals or destroyed. Winners are not judged,” Alexander Aladdin prophesies.

The People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) has 2.25 million soldiers, in case of hostilities it can put under arms up to 208.1 million soldiers, well-armed and trained.

So what are empty cities for - this way Beijing frankly demonstrates that it is not afraid of nuclear war. Nuclear warheads are the only weapons in modern Russia left over from the USSR, which can somehow deter China's aggression.

Under all these cities, underground shelters have been built, designed to receive hundreds of millions of people. Beijing is making it clear to both Moscow and Washington that it is fully prepared for a nuclear war. Underground shelters, as you know, are the most effective protection against nuclear explosions and their damaging factors (shock wave, penetrating radiation, light radiation, radioactive contamination).

Today, China is the only country that is seriously ready to fight any war, both conventional and nuclear, and we pretend that this does not concern us.

Why is it that in the People's Republic of China large and well-designed settlements are constantly being built in which no one lives?

From year to year, more and more new ghost towns appear on satellite images of the country, which consist of administrative and office buildings, sports stadiums, parks, residential skyscrapers, houses and towers, interconnected by deserted roads, on which only cars of builders and government officials drive. (esoreiter.ru).

You might think that here, as in Pripyat, radiation disasters occurred that forced the townspeople to leave their homes. But in fact, you can live here on a wave: there is all the necessary infrastructure, and residential buildings are modern and comfortable. Billions of dollars were spent on the design and construction of each such city. Although it is strange that many ghost towns are located in the most unfavorable regions of China, poorly developed by man and very far from large enterprises and trade routes.

Versions about the causes of the appearance of ghost towns in China

Chinese journalists report that about twenty ghost towns are currently being built in the PRC, and the number of unoccupied new houses is approaching seventy million. According to one theory, such settlements represent a kind of reserve fund for the population. Let's say World War III starts. Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing and other large cities will be at risk of bombing, and then their inhabitants can be evacuated here. Ghost towns have bomb shelters for many thousands of people, and even a nuclear attack can survive in such safe shelters.

Another version says that the spontaneous construction of empty cities is an anti-crisis measure of the government. In much the same way, in the 1930s, Franklin Roosevelt led the United States out of the Great Depression. At the behest of the President in America began to build roads, hospitals, schools and prisons. This made it possible to overcome unemployment and bring the country out of distress. The only difference between the US and China is that the Chinese decided not to wait for the financial crisis and began to do the same in advance, thus possibly preventing a possible collapse of the economy.

There are tens of millions of builders in China, and they need to work constantly to feed their families. In addition, the reserves of industrialization in the Asian state are almost exhausted, the gross domestic product stops growing, while the country's economy is tightly tied to borrowed funds. An internal crisis can strike at any moment. The current Chinese megacities will be the first victims of it, and then the ghost towns will come in handy as new investment sites. And it will not be military, but economic settlement on alarm.

By the way, not all of these cities are completely deserted. For example, Ordos - the largest of them - is already inhabited by several thousand Chinese citizens. This is a real metropolis, in which there are empty libraries and supermarkets (but with salaried librarians and salesmen), empty buses run, deserted amusement parks work. Such a place is a real paradise for sociophobes and misanthropes. You can walk all day or ride a bike around the city without meeting a single living soul.

Video: Why are ghost towns being built in China?

Ghost towns are a category of settlements that are sparsely populated or abandoned by residents for various reasons. Whether it is a decline in economic activity, war, natural and man-made disasters, or other factors that make living in a given area uncomfortable or impossible. Unlike the disappeared cities, they sometimes retain their architectural appearance and infrastructure. Here are three examples of such ghosts.

Large-scale development of residential real estate in China began about 17 years ago, after the introduction of a bill that allowed citizens to buy houses and apartments in the property. The population density in China is 139 people per square kilometer. For comparison, in Russia this figure is 8, and in the United States of America 33. It is not surprising that commercial and state developers, in pursuit of "easy yuan", began to build giant residential areas and entire cities, with pre-planned infrastructure, cultural facilities, public institutions and shopping centers. As a result, the supply significantly exceeded demand, and now there are a huge number of ghost towns in the country that can hardly be called alive.

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Chenggong is a city in Yunan province, the construction of which began in 2003. The population of the province exceeds 46 million people, and next to the "ghost" is a city of 7 million people. On the territory of Chenggong there are buildings in which there are more than 100 thousand apartments. One of the districts of the city has a developed infrastructure: a school, hospitals, campuses of two universities, a large stadium and a cluster of shops. However, no one lives in the city to this day, except for guards and workers.

New Hebi

East of Chenggong, in Henan Province, is the coal-mining city of Hebi, which received a ghost younger brother more than twenty years ago. In ancient times, the last four emperors of the Yin Dynasty ruled in its district, and once the capital of the vassal kingdom of Wei was located near it. For unknown reasons, Russian tour companies even organize trips to the industrial city of Heby, during which you can stay in one of the three-star hotels in the city. Unlike its older brother, New Hebi, which is located only forty kilometers from the historical part of the "old", is absolutely not needed by anyone. The territory of the city covers several hundred square kilometers.

Kangbashi

The city of Kangbashi in the Ordos district is a settlement that is designed for 1 million people. More than $200 billion has been invested in the construction over the past 12 years. At the moment, the city is not even a quarter populated, but government offices have been transferred to it from a neighboring settlement. The city is fully landscaped and filled with interesting architectural solutions. Genghis Khan Square in front of the administration, a convenient street layout, a city museum that looks like a giant metal potato, a national theater, shopping centers and a library that imitates a collapsing bookshelf. I just want to remind you: almost no one lives in the city.

In fact, these cities are not as abandoned as it might seem at first glance. Almost every apartment, building and house has its owner, who lives in a neighboring, overcrowded city. The problem of moving is the lack of jobs, loss of communication with family and loved ones. The building is used by Chinese citizens as an investment object. So sooner or later, ghost towns will be useful both for the state (financially) and for ordinary Chinese people who want to move from a buzzing city to a new, not particularly populated territory.

The example of the "profitability" of Kangbashi, against the background of other Chinese "ghosts", is the most transparent. The city was built near large deposits of natural resources, and the sooner they begin to develop, the sooner the city will be populated to capacity. The Shanghai area - Pudong, twenty years ago, also looked more like a scenery that was erected on the site of rice fields. Now the number of inhabitants of the city is more than 3 million people, and he himself has become the financial and business center of the country.

Empty Chinese cities are a kind of plan for the future, which has nothing to do with Pripyat, deserted after the Chernobyl accident, Detroit, which is emptying due to the closure of factories, Kadychan, which “disappeared” after the collapse of the USSR, and the ruined city on Khashima Island. They are just waiting for their inhabitants.

P.S. Finally, we suggest taking a walk around the island of Hashima, and understand that the "ghosts" are completely different everywhere. It's good that thanks to the "corporation of good" you don't have to go there.

In the first half of the 2000s, the Chinese government launched several projects to build new large cities. Thus, the country solved several problems: providing the population with work, maintaining high rates of economic growth, urbanization and modernization of the economy. Cities have been built, but residents are in no hurry to populate them, the demand for new housing does not keep pace with the supply artificially created by the state. This is how the phenomenon of Chinese ghost towns appeared.

Caofeidian

Caofeidian is located 225 kilometers southwest of Beijing. It was conceived as a large eco-friendly city. One and a half million of its inhabitants had to use only renewable energy. At the same time, the government insisted that a large steel plant of the Shougang Group company move to the city - this industry was supposed to base the demographics and economy of the new city. Over the past decade, $91 billion has been invested in the ambitious project, according to the Wall Street Journal, but so far it has only brought losses. Empty streets and abandoned houses speak for themselves.

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In 2003, the authorities decided to expand Kunming - the capital of the southern province of Yunnan - at the expense of the territory of Chenggong County. In seven years, an urban area with a full-fledged infrastructure was erected there: residential buildings with a hundred thousand apartments, a school, campuses of two universities and government buildings. However, the city is not developing as expected. The Chinese buy houses in a new area, but as an investment, and do not live there themselves. The result is the same - empty campuses and deserted streets.

New Hebi

The economy of Hebi, a major city in Henan Province, relies on coal mining. More than 20 years ago, the government decided to develop new deposits 40 kilometers from the historical part of the city - in the Qibin area. This is how the "New Hebi" appeared - a zone that occupies several hundred square kilometers, which has not been mastered for 20 years.

Kanbashi

In 2004, the government decided to expand Ordos - one of the major cities of autonomous Inner Mongolia - by building a new district of Kanbashi 20 kilometers southwest of the historic center. The new district was designed for a million people, but eight years after the start of construction, only people live in the city.

Yingkou

Nine years ago, Li Keqiang, then party chairman of Liaoning Province, launched a major project to restructure the region's economy to reduce its dependence on steel production and mining. It was assumed that the government would allocate funds for the development of new industries, and developers would build houses for new workers. Yingkou was one of the cities where the construction was especially fast. At the same time, government investments did not come as quickly as the builders expected, some construction projects were frozen, the erected buildings were never inhabited.

thames town

In 2001, a plan was adopted to expand Shanghai. It was decided to attach nine smaller cities to the metropolis, four of which were built from scratch. Thames Town, an English-style township designed by architect Tony Mackay, was completed in 2006. It consists mostly of small single-family houses. Real estate at one time sold out very quickly, but it was bought mainly by wealthy families as an investment or a second home. Because of this, housing prices in Thames Town skyrocketed and alienated new potential citizens. It was planned that the British-style town will be populated by 10 thousand people, but as a result, there are much fewer local residents - mostly tourists and newlyweds visit Thames Town.

Tianducheng

"Little Paris", built near the city of Hangzhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang, suffered the same fate as Thames Town. It was built in 2007, the city was designed for 10 thousand inhabitants, however, according to the latest data, only a fifth was filled. However, a copy of Paris is an attractive place for newlyweds: taking a photo against the backdrop of a deserted square with the Eiffel Tower is not possible even in the capital of France.

In 2010, the State Electricity Network of the People's Republic of China conducted a census of electric meters of subscribers from 660 cities. As a result of this event, a rather strange fact came to light. According to the results of the census, there were zero on the counters of 65.4 million apartments. That is, no one lives in these areas. As it turned out, since 2000, China has been building ghost towns. More than twenty points under construction remain uninhabited. Why does China need empty cities? Let's try to understand the article.

No housing crisis

It is hard to believe that in an overpopulated country where the birth of every child is considered almost a crime, there are empty cities. New buildings, highways, shops, parking lots, kindergartens, offices are being built in China. Of course, housing is provided with running water, electricity, sewerage. Everything is ready for life. However, he is in no hurry to send his citizens to the empty ones. What is the reason for their appearance?

One of the options

Why is China building empty cities? The government of the country sacredly keeps the secret, leaving the possibility only to assume the true purpose of these points. There is an opinion that empty cities in China are just a "duck". However, there are pictures of these uninhabited areas. Here it is worth saying that getting a photo of an empty city is, in general, not difficult. In any, even a large, metropolis, there is a period when there are neither people nor cars on the streets. It usually happens in the early morning. Well, if you didn’t manage to catch such a moment, you can use many well-known Photoshop programs. However, there are objections to this view. First of all, it should be said that the Chinese themselves do not deny the existence of such cities. In addition, there are reliable satellite images. They clearly show that at the very height of the day there is no one on the streets, and there are no cars in the parking lots.

"Conspiracy theory"

There is also an opinion that every empty city in China stands on huge underground shelters. They are designed to receive several hundred million inhabitants. Thus, the Beijing government makes it clear to the authorities of Washington and Moscow that the country is quite ready for As you know, underground shelters are considered the most effective way to protect the population from damaging factors (penetrating radiation, radioactive contamination, radiation).

Empty cities in case of disaster

Another suggestion is that the Beijing government, anticipating the imminent change of power in the United States, is preparing housing for its fellow citizens who are currently in America, but will be ready to leave it in the event of an economic collapse. A version is also put forward that empty cities will become a refuge for the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire when the water will hide all coastal territories under it. And houses are being built in the most remote areas.

Investment

According to another version, empty cities are a monetary contribution of the government. The Beijing authorities considered that it is more profitable to keep money in real estate than in the accounts of Western banks. In this regard, monumental, but empty cities are being built - just in case. Again, this view is debatable. How long can an empty city last? The photos presented in the article quite fully illustrate these uninhabited areas - some of them have been standing for more than 10 years. They will stand for another 20 years, what will happen to them next? If no one populates empty cities, they will most likely have to be demolished.

New holiday villages

All empty cities are really being built away from the coast. At the same time, the least seismically hazardous territories are selected for their construction. Actually, all this can be explained. If there is a choice of area where to carry out such monumental construction, then it is better to play it safe right away and provide adequate protection for future residents, at least from earthquakes and floods.

Kanbashi and Ordos

Above was a version of a profitable investment. There is some truth in this assumption. Many owners bought apartments from developers at the initial stages of construction. Now the cost of living space has increased several times. As it became known from some sources, in the city of Ordos, apartments in houses have their own owners. One of its districts - Kanbashi - is located twenty kilometers from the center. It is built in the middle of the desert. The area is designed for approximately 500,000 people. However, it looks completely empty, since about 30 thousand permanently live in it. In fact, there are almost no vacant apartments in the area. Ordos is considered one of the richest Chinese cities. It stands on deposits of natural gas and coal. At the same time, the Kanbashi district for its residents is something like a dacha. They go there for the weekend. It should also be said that the number of people who would like to work and live in Ordos is increasing every year. It follows from this that apartments in houses, even those built 20 km from the center, are constantly becoming more expensive.

A spoon of tar

Almost no major undertaking can do without it, even in a country like China. Any large-scale construction is based on government subsidies. Responsible officials are appointed to control the movement of funds. However, not all of them are clean on hand. From time to time someone comes across on large thefts and frauds. So, for example, a fairly large settlement of Qingshuihe began to be built back in 1998. However, over the next ten years, it was never completed. By the way, an average city for 500,000 people is built in China in about 6-7 years. The money allocated for Qingshuihe magically disappeared. The perpetrators, of course, were found and brought to justice, but the settlement was never completed. For a long time it stands abandoned and completely uninhabitable. However, this story is more the exception than the rule.

Finally

Most experts still tend to the version associated with competent economic planning. In China, the population is constantly increasing, houses are being built. People go to work on construction sites, get a decent salary. And, of course, they all pay taxes. Having savings, people invest them in real estate. Often they buy the same apartments that they once built themselves. Thus, there is a uniform settlement of empty areas. According to statistics, every year a huge number of people move from villages to larger settlements. And the former Chinese metropolises will soon not be able to accommodate everyone. For those who do not want to live in the countryside, the government provides an opportunity to purchase an apartment in a new area.