Kangbashi District (Chinese: 康巴什区; Mongolian: ᠬᠢᠶ ᠠ ᠪᠠᠭᠰᠢ ᠳᠤᠭᠤᠷᠢᠭ, Hiya Bagsi dûgûrig) is an urban district of the prefecture-level city of Ordos in Inner Mongolia, China.

Apr 19, 2016 · Having been called a modern ghost town, a stillborn city, and a failed utopia, Ordos Kangbashi has been the recipient of an ongoing stream of criticism from myriad international media sources.

Jan 10, 2011 · But the urban center of Ordos City, known as ‘Kangbashi New Area’, has been mostly deserted for five years. Kangbashi isn’t a ghost town due to economic issues, contamination or any other common cause of such abandonment – the government simply can’t convince people to move there.

Nov 22, 2016 · Ordos, a wealthy region in Inner Mongolia, is known as China's largest ghost town. Once intended to accommodate over one million residents, the new town of Kangbashi in northern China is today...

Aug 24, 2014 · Ordos Kangbashi was meant to be one of China’s new urban utopias though it hasn’t yet worked out that way. They came from just about every other corner of China to start new lives in a remote outpost in Inner Mongolia.

4 days ago · New industries, such as cultural tourism, have become pillars of the district's thriving economy, and Kangbashi has become a popular tourist destination. Last year, the district received over 3.26 million visitors, bringing in tourist revenue of about 1.1 billion yuan ($169 million).

Apr 23, 2016 · Ordos Kangbashi, a place which gained international infamy for being "China's largest ghost city," is now almost completely full -- technically.

Kangbashi is a metropolitan district in Ordos, in Inner Mongolia, China. It is renowned for its world-class architecture, featuring extravagant skyscrapers, cultural landmarks, and wide boulevards. All these were meant to facilitate the lives of about a million people. Now, it sits just as a ghost city, a relic of what it could have been.

Mar 7, 2025 · The part of Ordos to which the "Ghost City" stories have referred is the Kangbashi New Area. It is adjacent to and north of the urbanization of Azhen in Ejin Horo. The Kangbashi new area covers approximately 350 square kilometers (135 square miles) in the Dongsheng and Ejin Horo districts at the time of the 2010 census.

Aug 29, 2013 · It seems that the residents of of this megalopolis suddenly vanished, but they were never actually there. Kangbashi, or “The Empty City,” is the future of ghost towns. Developed to house...