The Ghost City Of China; Ordos Kangbashi
Source; thebohemianblog
You probably wouldn't think twice if asked to pay a visit to such adorable city... You may only find out you are in an uninhabited environmental when close enough!
In China, You can find hundreds of cities that are well structured and have at least a good percentage of what one needs for a modern and urban lifestyle. The apartments are amazing and beautiful, there are well developed waterfronts, skyscrapers, public art, name it... Everything is perfect, save for the most important factor 'HUMANS' to live in the luxuries.
Of the many ghost cities in china is one spectacular one "Ordos Kangbashi" a very large Chinese city built for a population of more than a million yet so uninhabited.
Source; huffingtonpost
Ordos Kangbashi is probably uninhabited due to its high cost per accommodation. Another reason could be because the people prefer to live simple lifes.. Who knows?
This city has successfully gotten it self the name "China’s Ghost City", "a failed utopia modern ghost town", a stillborn city, and "the world's largest ghost town".
Source: Arch Daily
The Chinese government had great plans for Kangbashi, as it was built to serve as a location for modern new administrative center, government offices, hospitals with the best medical facilities, a spot for the best schools which were to be relocated from Dongsheng. Infact Ordos Kangbashi was created to be a place for the middle and upper class residents, a city to replace the old city.
Source; citymetric
How could such a place be so under populated when roughly China has the highest population in the world?
This is news to me. I had no idea that China had any ghost cities like this. The term doesn't really call to mind a newly built city actually. So why don't the government offer a year of free accommodation for teachers, medical professionals and families with young children. People can pay for their utilities and save their rent money for a year by which time they'll be attached to living there. Once there are available and functioning services more people will come to live there too. But I think that businesses have to be given an incentive to move their cooperate offices there so that workers will also move.
It isn't a newly built city and only the government can answer for their decisions not to offer accommodations for free. I do believe that gradually, the city will get what it craves for #HUMANS
Perhaps you should ask what my definition of "new" is before you inform me that it isn't a newly built city. It is in fact new. I live in a city that's was founded nearly 2000 years ago so I'm sorry but to me a city built within the span of my lifetime (33 years) is new and it's clear from the architectural design of the buildings that this city was built in the last 20 or so years.
As to why it's empty, well having reviewed some of the linked you provided as sources for your synopsis, it would seem that the issue is as mentioned, exceptionally high cost of living, issues with developers and a general lack of understanding of how human settlements are established and grow.
That city won't get what it needs for the simply fact that apparently some of the buildings there are unfinished and are decaying. This means that eventually parts of the city will fall into ruins as innumerable ancient cities have in the past.
Oh well then, it is as new as it can be. surely cost of living is one reason for its uninhabitable nature. The people probably would rather live a simple life. Hopefully the city doesn't end up as you have predicted
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