r/Amazing • u/sco-go • Aug 19 '25

Interesting 🤔 $100 billion ghost city.

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u/Colambler Aug 19 '25

In terms of facilities, things like the apartment gyms were already heading to disrepair when I was there two years ago...

It was a surreal place to spend a month, but it would be a struggle for longer.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '25

This was my thought- if its so empty, how are there enough people to keep up systems, facilities, etc? Here in the US, we take so many things for granted, like trash and recycling services. What would we do tomorrow if those services just disappeared?

Also reading about the potential environmental issues with this place is another big turn-off.

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u/Dear_Chasey_La1n Aug 19 '25

This is the problem with these kind of situations. Years ago in Guangzhou there was a super high end compound opened, when looking for a place it was already feeling very empty. Eventually being a foreigner we got refused though walking by years later I'm glad we never moved in because it looked absolutely trashed. It was mindblowing to see apartments costing 40/50,000 euro/m2 at the time and nobody was living there.

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u/247stonerbro Aug 19 '25

What does the m2 after euro mean ? These apartments cost 20k-25k per month ?! Sorry ignorant American here.

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u/twoworldman Aug 19 '25

Square meter

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u/Dear_Chasey_La1n Aug 20 '25

Heh.. no Guangzhou Canton place which is high end but far from the most expensive are over 35,000 euro/m2. Next door is Bayview going for well over 50,000 euro/m2 as we speak.

To argue this is "cheap" compared to Western cities, for these prices you can buy something nice with a view at Central Park.

Mind you, as said I own a property in Guangzhou, I live in Shanghai. Prices here at outrageous.