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How A 4.5 Million Person City Was Named A Ghost Town

November 1, 2013 by Wade Shepard 5 Comments

Changzhou has recently been named one of 12 ghost cities in China by the China Youth Daily, which is a rather unbecoming label for a city that has a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, China, China's Ghost Cities, Development, Urbanization Tagged With: Changzhou, Changzhou Ghost City, Jiangsu Province, Wujin District

Renovating Traditional Chinese Buildings as an Alternative to Destroying Them?

October 27, 2013 by Wade Shepard 2 Comments

TAIZHOU, Jiangsu - The Wūyā Cafe is an oddity in Taizhou. It is a trendy cafe bar with a retro design that is popular with Chinese college students … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Articles, Changing China, China, Culture and Society, Development, Disappearing Traditions Tagged With: Chinese Architecture, Destruction of Traditional Architecture, Destruction of Traditional Communities, Historic Buildings, Jiangsu Province, Taizhou

Demolition Of Ancient Communities Still Going Strong In China

October 24, 2013 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

TAIZHOU, Jiangsu, China - "Beijing has lots of preserved buildings, why can't Taizhou?" Mrs. Zhang asked as we stood on the second floor outdoor patio … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Changing China, China, Culture and Society, Development, Disappearing Traditions Tagged With: Changing Culture, Dalian Group, Destruction of Traditional Architecture, Destruction of Traditional Communities, Development, Jiangsu Province, Taizhou, Wanda Plaza, Wang Jianlin

A Journey To China’s Largest Ghost City

March 29, 2013 by Wade Shepard 63 Comments

"We discovered that the most populated country on earth is building houses, districts, and cities with no one in them," began a report on 60 Minutes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China's Ghost Cities, Development, Urbanization Tagged With: China Economic Development, Henan Province, The New China, Zhengdong, Zhengzhou

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