Totally COLLAPSE! 3,500 New Ghost Cities Emerge in China: Trillions Wasted in Spectacular Missteps

Situated 15 kilometers south of the urban district of Baodi in Tianjin, amidst wheat fields and forests, stands a cluster of European-style structures. Hidden beneath the verdant canopy, this villa complex, known as the "largest villa area in Asia," is called the Jing-Jin City. However, since its opening more than a decade ago, its occupancy rate has remained extremely low. The place has earned its nickname as the "largest ghost villa in Asia." So, what could be the reason for such a massive empty city located between Beijing and Tianjin, two mega-cities?
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[barryraymond]

There is still no such thing as private ownership of property in China. The state still owns the land. There should be no property market at all when its really just buying and selling long leases for crappy quality buildings. There will never be quality construction in China until the buyer owns the land the building is on.

[johnbraggins]

What a waste of resources. It's breathtaking.

[piotrmajewski]

How is it possible to China having so many empty houses and young people have to stack decades of their salaries to buy some shack in big city?

[alanjenkins]

It is a shame that so much good agricultural land has been ruined.

[andersonomo]

The waste of money let alone the environmental impact is hard to comprehend. China's in for a world of pain long term!!

[vilena]

Such waste and destruction. It's beyond tragic.

[phoenix]

Wow! 3500 ghost cities!? Not units, not buildings, but entire cities!?

[halrox]

These planned communities never work out. You can't simply "build it and they will come". There has be be some inherent reason for these communities to develop. Whether that commercial opportunities, natural resources, entertainment districts etc. The fact that these "plans" didn't include shops, school etc shows how clueless these developers are. They have to be self sufficient, not dependent on people willing to commute to/from the bigger urban centers. China's real estate fiascos will contribute strongly to it's downfall. China has enough for each person to own 2 homes, this isn't sustainable and a symptom of the CCPs corruption.

[NegiSenseiTV]

“50, 000 people used to live here. Now it’s a ghost town.”

[chonkomatic]

The level of air pollution in these cities is insane. On my way to Nepal we had to stop over in a Chinese industrial city. The pollution was intolerable. Also, If you must move to one of these cities, make sure to check the sewers to see that they go somewhere and are not fake.

[tedthesailor]

How weird - a whole tower block of apartments and only one occupied and lit up at night. It must be really spooky and quiet. Imagine if you heard footsteps or the elevator suddenly began. You could go nuts living there...

[BonannoCM]

Those aren't cities, they're concentration camps. Cities start from nothing where transportation, commerce, and natural resources are in abundance. Concentration camps are placed where none of those things will help the prisoners escape. 😢

[Lost-In-Blank]

If you want people to come and live in a city, you either need to provide jobs and services -- for a normal city, or amenities for the elderly, for a retirement community city. However, in the case of China, with its filial loyalty, I do not think you can have separate retirement communities where the elderly live apart from their middle-aged children. So pretty much, IF you want people to live there, you need to have places for them to work. In a government-run economy, this should be simple: install schools and hospitals, move government offices and government industry in, and bing, it _should_ start to grow.

[DumbledoreMcCracken]

Nothing fails as hard as a Planned Economy

[jaybones]

I have a friend who's parents back in China own multiple "investment" homes that they've never visited. I guess that's not uncommon

[Lost-In-Blank]

A city designed as a bedroom community, like Jing Jing was, where many residents will be commuting to a big city to work, needs to have everything required for a bedroom community: schools, hospitals, and especially excellent rail and freeway connections to the hearts of those big city work districts. That means governments getting together to plan and _guarantee_ that commuter rail lines and stations will be built as promised. If a city sabotages a regional growth plan by say, moving or cancelling a train station in a big city work district, the regional government or courts should intervene to prevent that.

[TakaChan]

Humans are so confusing, all these homes and they are just sitting there gathering dust.

[roevhaal]

If Jing-Jin is 110km North West of Beijing, 50km South of Tianjin and 80km East of Tangshan that would make Jing-Jin a giant circle surrounding these cities.

[Ashleycorrie]

These past few months have been incredibly tough globally, with hardships and struggles all around. From economic challenges to job losses, market volatility, conflicts, and financial difficulties, it feels like everything's been going wrong.How can I make ends meet during these tough times?

[China_Secret_Police]

The best defense against communist authoritarian dictatorship is to strengthen democracies from corrupting influences and nepotism. It takes an active and concerted effort of the people, to ensure that our democratically elected politicians are truly representing our interests.

We must also address what hostile communist countries are doing, both domestically and abroad. Democratic Nations must stand together against their lawlessness in defense of global security, human rights, and enforce International Law.