#GhostCities

@geoquest.bsky.social

4 months ago

RobinReach

Watch China’s ghost cities expand as 90 million vacant homes reshape housing reality. Venture in and explore the scale and the stakes 🏙️🧭
https://youtu.be/o9eE6V-d2pY
#GhostCities #UrbanExploration #HousingMarket #China

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Skywise

@skywise001.bsky.social

5 months ago

China's Rotting Mansion Cities. YouTube video by Places

@allthingstrek47.bsky.social #GhostCities #China www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9AF...

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Rosey Chang

@roseychang.bsky.social

7 months ago

I’m excited to read Ghost Cities:
Siang Lu wins Miles Franklin award for Ghost Cities, ‘a genuine landmark in Australian literature’ | Miles Franklin literary award 2025 | The Guardian

#exploringbadChinese #GhostCities #SiangLu

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HistoryBell

@historybell.bsky.social

7 months ago

Ghost Cities of China: Urban Mirage or Economic Bubble

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#china🇨🇳 #ghostcities #emptycity #modernchina #urbandevelopment #chinaeconomy #exploreobserveshare

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Joy Lawn

@joyinbooks.bsky.social

7 months ago

Congratulations to #sianglu who has won the #milesfranklinliteraryaward for his superlative novel #GhostCities It was first shortlisted for the 2024 #QLAadultfictionaward & #qldpeopleschoiceaward when I was panel chair.
Ghost Cities is an ingenious celebration of books, art and their creators. #UQP

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Wade

@wadehowland.bsky.social

7 months ago

Congrats Siang Lu for winning the Miles Franklin award for #GhostCities.
Definitely going back to this book at some stage

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Daily Trend Mirror

@latestnewsofficial.bsky.social

7 months ago

Who Is Siang Lu, Winner of the 2025 Miles Franklin Award for Ghost Cities? Siang Lu wins the 2025 Miles Franklin Award for Ghost Cities, a darkly funny satire blending political tyranny and diasporic identity. Discover his writing, themes, and cultural impact.

Who Is Siang Lu, Winner of the 2025 Miles Franklin Award for Ghost Cities?
#SiangLu #GhostCities #MilesFranklin2025 #AustralianLiterature #LiterarySatire #DystopianFiction #DiasporaVoices #BookAwards2025 #EmperorLu #AbsurdistFiction
gtvnewshd.com/biography/20...

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Ryan Hite

@religiousryan.bsky.social

7 months ago

China’s Ghost Cities: The Most Expensive Mistake in Human History China built millions of vacant homes—and now faces the largest housing crisis in history. Discover how ghost cities became a $30 trillion catastrophe.

China has 65–80 million empty homes. 🏚️
Some cities are 90% vacant. Others were never finished.
We unpack the most expensive economic mistake in history:
👉 www.ryanjhite.com/2025/07/20/c...
#GhostCities #ChinaCrisis #HousingBubble #Evergrande

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Ryan Hite

@religiousryan.bsky.social

10 months ago

How Not to Build a City: The Empty Capital of Myanmar Discover the bizarre story of Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s nearly empty, $7 billion capital. Designed as a fortress more than a city, it raises one critical question: was this architectural failure actually a strategic success?

In 2005, Myanmar moved its capital city.
They built 20-lane highways, malls, stadiums, zoos… and almost no one came.
This is Naypyidaw.
The world’s emptiest capital.
Here’s the full breakdown:
🔗 www.ryanjhite.com/2025/05/16/h...
#Naypyidaw #Myanmar #GhostCities #UrbanPlanning

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Gltch

@gltch.io

1 year ago

Unoccupied housing in China's urban areas emitting massive amounts of carbon, study finds A group of construction managers and real estate specialists at Tsinghua University, in China, has found that the unusually high number of unoccupied residential units in China's cities is responsible for releasing massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.

Empty cityscapes aren't just eerie—they're fueling climate change! 🇨🇳 Tsinghua U. finds vacant homes release massive carbon. 🤯 #GhostCities #ClimateCrisis #China

Source: phys.org/news/2025-03-unoccupied-...

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