Ordos, China: A Modern Ghost Town

Ordos, China: A Modern Ghost Town

Meant as home for one million people the Kangbashi district remains nearly empty five years after construction began
Michael Christopher Brown for TIME

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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.

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