China's Abandoned Wonderland

[Capt Worley PE]

In Chenzhuang Village, China, about 20 miles northwest of central Beijing, the ruins of a partially built amusement park called Wonderland sit near a highway, surrounded by houses and fields of corn. Construction work at the park, which developers had promised would be "the largest amusement park in Asia," stopped around 1998 after disagreements with the local government and farmers over property prices. Developers briefly tried to restart construction in 2008, but without success. The abandoned structures are now a draw for local children and a few photographers, who encounter signs telling them to proceed at their own risk. Reuters photographer David Gray visited the site on a chilly morning earlier this month and returned with these haunting images of a would-be Wonderland.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/12/chinas-abandoned-wonderland/100207/

 

[Road Guy]

It's good to know that china doesn't only copy dvd's... I wonder if the walt Disney world people know about that little copyright

Cool pics!

 

[Supe]

Creepy!

 

[pbrme]

Looks like a fun paintball course.

 

[Chucktown PE]

I drove by there when I was in China this past summer. When I climbed one of the sections of the Great Wall I could see it from the top of one of the peaks. We also saw some of the ghost cities. Those are even creepier.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

I was half expecting to see this:

Cool pics though.