CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Coal mining area north of Dongsheng. A sixth of China´s coal reserves are supposed to be in the Ordos region. The huge amount of resources and wealth was the trigger for planning and constructing a complete new city
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Coal deposit near Dongsheng © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A truck driver of a coal truck next to a coal mine © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Coal mining area north of Dongsheng. The huge amount of resources and wealth was the trigger for planning and constructing a complete new city located in the gobi desert, capable of inhabiting one million people ©
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / coal excavator © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A welder is repairing a coal excavator © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / coal field and open cast minining near Ordos. The huge amount of resources and wealth was the trigger for planning and constructing a complete new city located in the gobi desert, capable of inhabiting one million pe
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / coal field and open cast minining near Ordos. The huge amount of resources and wealth was the trigger for planning and constructing a complete new city located in the gobi desert, capable of inhabiting one million p
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A coal-truck driver © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / empty oil cartridges © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A stairway winding out of a coal heap © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / 2 coal miners in a coal mine near Dongsheng © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A coal mine near Dongsheng © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A tire at the wall at the home of the coal workers near the coal mine © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A coal miner at his home next to the coal mine. Living condition of this people is very bad, they live inside the dirty mining area in corrugated iron huts and have low paid jobs. It is also known that life expectanc
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Backside of a home of a coal worker © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / An old engine near a coal worker´s house © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A coal miner at his home next to the coal mine. Living condition of this people is very bad, they live inside the dirty mining area in corrugated iron huts and have low paid jobs. It is also known that life expectanc
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / An old engine near a coal worker´s house covered with flowers © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Coal miner at a coal mine near Dongsheng. Living condition of this people is very bad, they live inside the dirty mining area in corrugated iron huts and have low paid jobs. It is also known that life expectancy is 5
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Coal miner at a coal mine near Dongsheng. Living condition of this people is very bad, they live inside the dirty mining area in corrugated iron huts and have low paid jobs. It is also known that life expectancy is 5
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Coal miner at a coal mine near Dongsheng. Living condition of this people is very bad, they live inside the dirty mining area in corrugated iron huts and have low paid jobs. It is also known that life expectancy is 5
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Crane inside the coal deposit © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A conveyor belt inside a coal deposit © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A coal miner inside the factory. Living condition of this people is very bad, they live inside the dirty mining area in corrugated iron huts and have low paid jobs. It is also known that life expectancy is 5 years lo
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Hall inside the coal mine for washing the coal © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Worker inside thwe coal factory. They are washing the coal and control the quality. Living condition of this people is very bad, they live inside the dirty mining area in corrugated iron huts and have low paid jobs.
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Crane inside the coal deposit © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Empty Ferris Wheel in the Kangbashi New Area. The city is almost uninhabited and the goverment is trying hard to fill it by resettling farmers from the villages around the city. The effort was only sucessful on a sma
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Empty street in the center of Kangbashi new Area. The city is almost uninhabited and the goverment is trying hard to fill it by resettling farmers from the villages around the city. The effort was only sucessful on a
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Folkloristic Sculptures in a park in the Kangbashi New Area. The city is almost uninhabited and the goverment is trying hard to fill it by resettling farmers from the villages around the city. The effort was only su
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Folkloristic Sculptures in a park in the Kangbashi New Area. The city is almost uninhabited and the goverment is trying hard to fill it by resettling farmers from the villages around the city. The effort was only su
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Sculptures at the city centre. The whole area is filled with hundreds of artificial horses. The city is almost uninhabited and the goverment is trying hard to fill it by resettling farmers from the villages around t
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Empty restaurant at the harbour. The city is almost uninhabited and the goverment is trying hard to fill it by resettling farmers from the villages around the city. The effort was only sucessful on a small scale. Mo
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Empty street near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New Area. The city is almost uninhabited and the goverment is trying hard to fill it by resettling farmers from the villages around the city. The effort was only su
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Residencial Blocks next to the artificial lake in the centre of Kangbashi. The flats are sold but almost nobody lives there. People bought it mainly to invest money. The city is almost uninhabited and the goverment
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Residencial Blocks next to a flower field in the centre of Kangbashi. There are huge fields of flowers along every road in the city center and also at the huge public places around the city. They are irrigated by an
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Empty streets and empty residential blocks in Kangbashi New Area. The city is almost uninhabited and the goverment is trying hard to fill it by resettling farmers from the villages around the city. The effort was on
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Empty amusement park. The city was built for one million people but in 2018 about 80.000 residents actually live there or they commute to the new district and live in the old part of Ordos. © Markus Sepperer / Anzen
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Empty amusement park. The city was built for one million people but in 2018 about 80.000 residents actually live there or they commute to the new district and live in the old part of Ordos. The city is almost uninh
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Empty amusement park. The city was built for one million people but in 2018 about 80.000 residents actually live there or they commute to the new district and live in the old part of Ordos. © Markus Sepperer / Anze
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Empty amusement park. The city was built for one million people but in 2018 about 80.000 residents actually live there or they commute to the new district and live in the old part of Ordos. © Markus Sepperer / Anze
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Tennis court next to the stadion © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Inside the Ordos Sports Center. At the time of visit it was totally empty © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Inside the Ordos Sports Center. At the time of visit it was totally empty © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Wedding hall in a hotel in the city center © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A display doll for wedding dresses in a hotel in the city center © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Empty shelfes inside the shopping mall on the main street. There are hardly any customers © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A european looking display doll without hands inside the shopping mall on the main street. There are hardly any customers © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A billboard inside the shopping mall on the main street. There are hardly any customers © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A shopping venture inside the shopping mall on the main street. There are hardly any customers © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / An abandoned theatre which was never finished in a building of a coal company. After the coal prices dropped many real estate devlopers went bankrupt and the real estate bubble burst. The City is now facing a vacancy
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Chinese lantern inside the basement of a skyscraper. The buildings of the main skyline are almost empty inside. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Workers barracks on an abandoned building site. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A worker is building a street lantern. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A dwelling of resettled farmers. The government is forcing farmers to live in special settlements because their land was taken from the coal mining company. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A dwelling of resettled farmers. The government is forcing farmers to live in special settlements because their land was taken from the coal mining company. This woman lives together with her husband and her child in
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Closed Store and heap of chairs in the coal mining area of Dongsheng. Many stores are closed, the coal industry is declining. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Smashed trucks near the coal mining area of Dongsheng © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Two farmers and their goat at the outskirts of Kangbashi. The Text of the woman´s T Shirt says in german : " Ich komm zum Giuck aus Oanabruck ", which is misspelled and should probably mean "Ich komm zum Glück, aus O
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A farmer full of blood from animals with a logo from the Ordos Bank on his shirt. Some farmers decided to leave their village and move to the new district. Many of them are refusing because life is too expensive in t
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Empty construction shells at the new town district. Many real estate developers went bankrupt because the morgages could not be paid back since the coal prize was going down and the real estate bubble bursted. Moreov
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Ruins of the Ordos 100 Project. A group of internationally well known architects as well as Ai Weiwei planned a city within the city, each building designed in a very extensive layout. Only 8 buildings have been erec
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A worker with an iron stick on an abandoned bilding site © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Ruins of the Ordos 100 Project. A group of internationally well known architects as well as Ai Weiwei planned a city within the city, each building designed in a very extensive layout. Only 8 buildings have been erec
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Ruins of the Ordos 100 Project. A group of internationally well known architects as well as Ai Weiwei planned a city within the city, each building designed in a very extensive layout. Only 8 buildings have been erec
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Chopped trees in a construction shell © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Ruins of the Ordos 100 Project. A group of internationally well known architects as well as Ai Weiwei planned a city within the city, each building designed in a very extensive layout. Only 8 buildings have been erec
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Unfinished shopping mall in the center of Kangbashi © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Ruins of the Ordos 100 Project. A group of internationally well known architects as well as Ai Weiwei planned a city within the city, each building designed in a very extensive layout. Only 8 buildings have been erec
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Inside the skyline of Kangbashi New Area. The buildings are empty and construction stopped. Some of the already decay and are full of water pits © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Inside the skyline of Kangbashi New Area. The buildings are empty and construction stopped. Here someone erected an informal tennis court. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Inside the skyline of Kangbashi New Area. The buildings are empty and construction stopped. The colors are because of the LED-Light Show displayed on the outer shell of the buildings © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Inside the skyline of Kangbashi New Area. The buildings are empty and construction stopped. The colors are because of the LED-Light Show displayed on the outer shell of the buildings © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Inside the skyline of Kangbashi New Area. The buildings are empty and construction stopped. Some of the already decay and are full of water pits © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Inside the skyline of Kangbashi New Area. This was supposed to become the main entance hall of the skyscraper complex above. The buildings are empty and construction stopped. Some of the already decay and are full of
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / The planned main entrance to the skyline complex is locked by wood panels. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Ruins of the Ordos 100 Project. A group of internationally well known architects as well as Ai Weiwei planned a city within the city, each building designed in a very extensive layout. Only 8 buildings have been erec
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CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Ruins of the Ordos 100 Project. A group of internationally well known architects as well as Ai Weiwei planned a city within the city, each building designed in a very extensive layout. Only 8 buildings have been erec
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Ruins of the Ordos 100 Project. A group of internationally well known architects as well as Ai Weiwei planned a city within the city, each building designed in a very extensive layout. Only 8 buildings have been erec
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Empty construction shells at the new town district. Many real estate developers went bankrupt because the morgages could not be paid back since the coal prize was going down and the real estate bubble bursted. Moreov
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Empty construction shells at the new town district. Many real estate developers went bankrupt because the morgages could not be paid back since the coal prize was going down and the real estate bubble bursted. Moreov
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Empty construction shells at the new town district. Many real estate developers went bankrupt because the morgages could not be paid back since the coal prize was going down and the real estate bubble bursted. Moreov
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Flower arrengements inside the Ordos-Wedding culture Park. It is a Theme park with many statues and objects related to "wedding" in a very broad sense. At the time of visiting there have been hardly any customers, th
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Funny monument inside the Ordos-Wedding culture Park. It is a Theme park with many statues and objects related to "wedding" in a very broad sense. At the time of visiting there have been hardly any customers, the big
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Flowers lit by Led Lights. There are huge fields of flowers along every road in the city center and also at the huge public places around the city. They are irrigated by an automatic irrigation system. It takes huge
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Sculptures of swans inside the Ordos-Wedding culture Park. It is a Theme park with many statues and objects related to "wedding" in a very broad sense. At the time of visiting there have been hardly any customers, th
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Transformer statue inside the Ordos-Wedding culture Park. It is a Theme park with many statues and objects related to "wedding" in a very broad sense. At the time of visiting there have been hardly any customers, the
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Sculpture with flowers inside the Ordos-Wedding culture Park. It is a Theme park with many statues and objects related to "wedding" in a very broad sense. At the time of visiting there have been hardly any customers,
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Two 20m high horse-sculptures at the center of Kangbashi New Town. In the back there is the town hall building © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Sculpture of a woman´s handbag inside the Ordos-Wedding culture Park. It is a Theme park with many statues and objects related to "wedding" in a very broad sense. At the time of visiting there have been hardly any c
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / The exhibition center of Kangbashi new area © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Another oversized arrangement of horse scuplures, probably symbolizing Ghengis Khan and his army. It was built on a small hill in the city in a complete abandoned area © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Monument at the riverbank. Along a more than 2 km long area you can find a vast array of fake mountains and egyptian style monuments next to the river © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Monument at the riverbank. Along a more than 2 km long area you can find a vast array of fake mountains and egyptian style monuments next to the river © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / An abandoned boat at the riverbank © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Sculptures of deer. Fake mountains and fake-animals are all over the city © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Monument at the riverbank. Along a more than 2 km long area you can find a vast array of fake mountains and egyptian style monuments next to the river © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / An empty parking lot © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A monument in the city center © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Ordos Sports Center south of the city. In the district of Kangbashi there is some very expensive outstanding architecture built by famous architects © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / An empty screen in a park © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Fake mountains and an abandoned railway track. Kangbashi new district is more an empty theme park than a functioning city © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Sculpture of a deer in a park in the city center. Fake-animals are all over Kangbashi district © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Sculpture of a wolf in a park around the city center. Fake-animals are all over Kangbashi district © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / The museum, which houses collections relating to the local history of Ordos and the surrounding area, was designed by Chinese design company MAD at the request of the local government and built by Huhehaote Construct
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / The entry of a shut down hotel. Many real estate developers went bankrupt because the morgages could not be paid back since the coal prize was going down and the real estate bubble bursted. Moreover there was a lot o
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Sculpture of a golden calf in a park in the city center. Fake-animals are all over Kangbashi district © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / The skyline of Kangbashi is lid by an immense LED-Lightshow every sunset. Its a tourist attraction but the buildings itself are potemkin villages and except one structure which is rented by the government, they are t
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A forest lid by neon light. At evening every corner of the artificial city is led by different sorts of colored lights © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A bridge lid by neon light and shrubbery along the river © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Sculptures of praying man. There are more than 1000 sculptures all over the district. Lots of them are about rural life and fairy tales of the mongolian steppe © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / The skyline of Kangbashi is lid by an immense LED-Lightshow every sunset. Its a tourist attraction but the buildings itself are potemkin villages and except one structure which is rented by the government, they are t
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / A plastic mushroom in a small forest lid by sourrounding LED Lights © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Most of the residencial areas are almost empty or totally empty. People invested in real estate but hardly live there because there are very few jobs in the new district. For that reason also the house prices dropped
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Most of the residencial areas are almost empty or totally empty. People invested in real estate but hardly live there because there are very few jobs in the new district. For that reason also the house prices dropped
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Street and trees led by LED Lights © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Horse-sculpture next to a never opened hotel complex. The building is compeltely empty but shining in bright light until midnight © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Street light at evening on an empty street © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Traffic lights after midnight. At 00:00 all lights in the city are shut of and the area is getting completely dark and empty © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Sculpture of a penguin in a park in the city center. Fake-animals are all over Kangbashi district © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Chinese Flag next to the town hall © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
CHINA / Inner Mongolia / Ordos / Huge monuments next to a goverment building. They already decay. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger
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