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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A pair of workers tidy up outside the public library. The city boasts the second highest per-capita income, behind to Shanghai but ahead of Beijing.

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