Ordos, China, once flush with cash, has been called the world's largest ghost town. In the early 2000s, a coal-mining boom led the local government to throw money at urban development in the hopes ...

In northern China, a city built for a million stands eerily quiet, its grand architecture lying empty with many saying the ...

You may associate Mongolia for its glittering lakes and vast expanses of hilly terrain, but once upon a time, a section south of Ordos was carved out for China’s next big mega city. Once ...

China still has a startling number of vacant real-estate developments, judging from new satellite analysis by DigitalGlobe and Business Insider. Chinese ghost cities have made headlines for nearly ...

The Ordos Basin, known for its abundant oil and uranium resources, is often called the "treasure trove" of energy in China. SHI QIANG/XINHUA The discovery of a super-large uranium ore deposit in ...

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Why You Shouldn't Visit: It's a ghost town Est. Cost Of Visit: $2,000* Ordos Kangbashi is a stunning city with enormous skyscrapers and sophisticated design. Though it is a ghost town in actuality ...

China has discovered a substantial uranium deposit in the Jingchuan area of the Ordos Basin in the northwestern region of the country, the China Geological Survey under the Ministry of Natural ...