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15/ As China expands rapidly, new cities are being built to try to tackle overcrowding. Examples include the “Paris of the East, Tianducheng”, and showcase this wild urban topographic shift. See below the Chinese Champs-Élysées

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianduch

Some cities are built, but then sit empty, so called "ghost cities"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underocc

The astonishing speed of construction can present something of a geocoding issue

Tianducheng, built to look like Paris
Tianducheng, built to look like Paris
Massive new cities built in China
#geoweirdness
Mar 15, 2025, 12:33 PM·Public·Elk
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