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    Jing Jin, China's Abandoned Eco City

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    Graffiti advertises the services of local tradesman looking for work in Jing Jin, plastered on a transfer box that sits in the shadow of an abandoned high rise building in the middle of nowhere. The simple messages consist of a job description (eg. 'roof tiler') and a contact phone number. The desolate fields surrounding Jing Jin mirror the emptied ghost town of the city itself. Views[987] The unlikely guardians of Jing Jin's thousands of deserted properties are teenage security guards, firm but polite in keeping visitors out of abandoned private property. Visitors are a rare sight in this sleepy city and it's hard to tell who's more curious: the inquisitive photographer or the bored guard. Views[578] The Hyatt Regency hotel still operates and remains one of Jing Jin main attractions. The site has a ghostly air given the lack of guests and activity in a city that intended to house upwards of half a million residents. Views[507] One of the thousands of newly built luxury villas left deserted in Jing Jin. Although these houses were built only a few years ago, poor quality materials and construction have left them weathered and dilapidated. Views[1077] Jing Jin is one of China's many recently developed eco cities. Despite developers' attempts to entice residents of neighbouring mining towns with promises of new educational facilities and a scientific research centre, the 104sq km sits abandoned and unused. Views[984]
     

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    Graffiti advertises the services of local tradesman looking for work in Jing Jin, plastered on a transfer box that sits in the shadow of an abandoned high rise building in the middle of nowhere. The simple messages consist of a job description (eg. 'roof tiler') and a contact phone number. The desolate fields surrounding Jing Jin mirror the emptied ghost town of the city itself.

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