The ghost towns of China

PasturesNew

Shame there's no Google Streetview in China
Could have had a proper look.

PhylPho

The images are not of China but Ireland. I think the first one is of Dell's former site at Limerick. The second is definitely of what's left of Phoenix Park.

PasturesNew

PhylPho wrote: »

The images are not of China but Ireland. I think the first one is of Dell's former site at Limerick. The second is definitely of what's left of Phoenix Park.

1st Image: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/17/article-1339536-0C851EA9000005DC-366_634x475.jpg
Google: Ejin Horo Qi, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China (Kangbashi Community Health Service Center) http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Ejin+Horo+Qi,+Ordos,+&sll=39.565471,109.747925&sspn=0.107984,0.271225&doflg=ptk&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Ejin+Horo+Qi,+Ordos,+Inner+Mongolia,+China&ll=39.600795,109.772472&spn=0.026982,0.067806&t=h&z=14

So I can't be 4rsed to check the rest.

PasturesNew

But then I did:

2nd one, Bayannao'er, Inner Mongolia: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Bayannao%C2%BFer&sll=39.600795,109.772472&sspn=0.053964,0.135612&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Bayannao%27er,+Inner+Mongolia,+China&ll=40.741567,107.381573&spn=0.006633,0.016952&t=h&z=16

3rd one, Zhengzhou New District: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Zhengzhou+New+District&sll=40.741567,107.381573&sspn=0.006633,0.016952&ie=UTF8&hq=New+District&hnear=Zhengzhou,+Henan,+China&ll=34.738932,113.771324&spn=0.057554,0.135612&t=h&z=13

Bangerchick

what's with all the blued out areas to the south of that first link PN?? I guess it has been censored for some reason, but it isn't entirely obvious what it might be covering up. I suppose that means that is was well censored lol.

PasturesNew

Bangerchick wrote: »

what's with all the blued out areas to the south of that first link PN?? I guess it has been censored for some reason, but it isn't entirely obvious what it might be covering up. I suppose that means that is was well censored lol.

Lots of blue, I figured it's a roofing material.

Gleeful

This image looks straight out of SIM city! Surely it's not a photograph?

Cleaver

Bangerchick wrote: »

what's with all the blued out areas to the south of that first link PN?? I guess it has been censored for some reason, but it isn't entirely obvious what it might be covering up. I suppose that means that is was well censored lol.

It's just the colour of the roof.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Cleaver wrote: »

It's just the colour of the roof.

Speaking of roof colours they have an awful lot of blue roofs.

I wonder it they are solar panels?

If so they are way ahead of the game.

Cleaver

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

Speaking of roof colours they have an awful lot of blue roofs.

I wonder it they are solar panels?

If so they are way ahead of the game.

Yeah, I wondered why there were lots of blue roofs. Maybe there's a local company who provide blue roofs? Or it's a local material?