The ghostly metropolis of Kangbashi (9 photos)

On the streets of this city you can safely shoot post-apocalyptic cinema. Everything you need for a comfortable stay is here. life. There is no one to appreciate the charm of the Kangbashi metropolis.





The city is located in the northern part of China. And after discovering 2000s in this area of colossal coal deposits, the authorities decided build a city to meet the needs of the workers. The number should have be at least a million, and it was planned to accommodate residents on an area of 350 square kilometers.



Residential houses and offices, streets and squares, parks and squares - here there is everything. Regularly wink traffic lights, inviting to cross the street. Only there is no one to do this - there are almost no people in Kangbashi.





No, in the absolute sense, the metropolis is not a ghost - rare passers-by are still found here. But mostly they are workers who monitor the cleanliness and functioning of utility networks.



Reasons for the lack of population



But what made the inhabitants leave this comfortable metropolis? Nothing. Since in their apartments (and most have legal owners) they simply did not move in.



The fact is that many wealthy Chinese have purchased housing in a promising place, as they say, in reserve. Like an object investment, for moving after retirement, starting a family, for children. Some of the apartments were purchased by the miners themselves. But the settlement, taking into account the size of the city is going very, very slowly.



Another reason for the "ghostly" is the specific layout. The streets are very wide, intersections are located at a distance of about 500 meters from each other. Accordingly, in order to reach a certain point, you will have to overcome a significant distance. Just like that for bread you can’t jump out in slippers - there’s just nowhere to go. Gotta go a few kilometers.



Of course, the authorities are making efforts to save the promising metropolis. But the settlement process is moving very slowly. And those who already moved, a drop in the ocean compared to the potential of Kangbashi.



Despite the existence of a modern city for life, in where there is no life itself, the Chinese authorities plan to build new cities in short term. Even with the high chances that they share the fate of this ghostly metropolis.