How did Ordos get its “ghost town”?

The "ghost town" refers to Kangbashi District in Ordos, which is more than 30 kilometers away from the old city. Due to economic development, the government decided to build Kangbashi because of the fast development speed and few people in the buildings. At that time According to the plan planned more than ten years later, it is a bit ahead of its time and relies on coal resources to develop the economy. However, the coal industry is in recession, leading to the emergence of real estate bubbles and a sharp turn for the worse. When people go to a place, they must first ensure employment before they can talk about other things.

Per capita in Ordos has 3 to 4 apartments. The Kangbashi New District was built with a huge investment of 6 billion yuan. The high-rise buildings here are as dense as a forest, but the residential areas are sparsely populated. Some media have called it: a "ghost town"

At that time, the plan was planned more than ten years later, which was a bit ahead of its time, and relied on coal resources to develop the economy. However, the coal industry was in recession, which led to the emergence of a real estate bubble and a sudden turn of events. When people go to a place, they must first ensure employment before they can discuss other matters. of.

In the past, Ordos's economic prosperity, especially the development of its coal and wool industries, attracted a large number of immigrants. However, after the economic crisis came, too much real estate had been built in the Kangbashi area and the population was not that large. This resulted in a large number of vacancies, making Ordos a deformed representative of real estate.

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In the past, the economic prosperity of Ordos, especially the development of the coal and wool industries, attracted a large number of immigrants. However, after the economic crisis came, too much real estate had been built in the Kangbashi area and the population was not that large. This resulted in a large number of vacancies, making Ordos a deformed representative of real estate.

Because there are no people in Kangbashi New Town, it has become a "ghost town". However, after visiting here, I found: administrative center, news center, museum, library, cinema, food city, various community villas, hotels, etc., everything is available. Pictured is the Civic Activity Center. By late, I felt that Kangbashi was "alive".

In Ulanmu Lake, the river is crowded with people. We wanted to know if everyone in Kangbashi had come out. There were so many people on the shore. Many people came to see the fountain. If you are late, seats are not easy to find. Buildings on the other side of the river reflect each other. It is said that it is necessary to build Kangbashi into Hong Kong. However, although the goal is ambitious, it must be based on actual conditions, step by step.

Today’s “ghost town”:

When the Australian engineer Gardner came to Kangbash again, he found that it had changed a lot compared to 8 years ago. Gardner said: "Back then, the economic structure of Kangbashi was very simple, and there were very few people in the industrial parks and office buildings. Now in the Kangbashi Industrial Park, you can see many new energy and new material companies in the equipment manufacturing industry, and the workers are very Busy and prosperous.”

The vigorous development of the industrial park relies on the local government’s industry-city linkage policy. Kangbashi has built a new industrial system with the modern service industry as the main body and strategic emerging industries as the guide. Enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households have grown from scratch. Currently, there are more than 4,750, becoming an important equipment manufacturing, electronic information, and logistics industry in Inner Mongolia. industrial base. Many outstanding talents from surrounding areas take a fancy to Kangbashi's economic development potential and choose to work and settle here.

Not only talents of all kinds looking for development opportunities flock to Kangbashi, but also tourists from all over the world. Baptiste, a Frenchman working in Xi'an, chose to take annual leave in Inner Mongolia this year. Kangbashi was originally just a transit point on the journey, but Baptiste was attracted by the city's landscape that combines modernity with Mongolian cultural characteristics. We decided to stay in Kangbashi for a few more days.

“Here is not only the Mongolian chess square with the theme of traditional culture, but also the Ordos Museum, a modern building with a unique style. Gesang flowers, daisies and lavender are blooming on the roadside, and the fragrance of fresh grass is permeated. A place you don’t want to leave once you’re here,” said Baptiste.

In recent years, Kangbashi has promoted the development of cultural tourism and has become China's first 4A-level tourist attraction named after urban landscape. The urban greening rate has reached 42%, and it has been rated as a national garden city and a forest. City. In 2016, Kangbashi received a total of 785,000 tourists, a year-on-year increase of 46.2%, and its comprehensive tourism revenue was 1.59 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 156.5%.

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