[Broadjumper]

DEC 13, 2011 - In Chenzhuang Village, China, about 20 miles northwest of central Beijing, the ruins of a partially built amusement park called Wonderland sit near a highway, surrounded by houses and fields of corn. Construction work at the park, which developers had promised would be "the largest amusement park in Asia," stopped around 1998 after disagreements with the local government and farmers over property prices. Developers briefly tried to restart construction in 2008, but without success. The abandoned structures are now a draw for local children and a few photographers, who encounter signs telling them to proceed at their own risk. Reuters photographer David Gray visited the site on a chilly morning earlier this month and returned with these haunting images of a would-be Wonderland.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2...erland/100207/

[Faline]

Thanks

[Jere]

cool,china sucks tho

[kellyhound]

huge place

[butterfly]

Nice

[bob351]

What a place to have abandoned right by your house. To think of all the paintball games that could be played.

Almost looks like a disneyland rip off, not surprising in china though.

[WhiteWidow00]

I love China. It has a special place in my heart for no specific reason.

[icheerthebull]

Would def pay a visit if I ever visited china

[Sharon]

Shame construction stopped

[Shellyeponce2011]

There should be sign as you enter that says, "Greed makes man look stupid"!