Last month "60 Minutes" featured a segment on the hot new Chinese phenomenon— "ghost cities".
These ghost cities — massive new construction projects that sit forlorn and empty after completion — have become a high-profile example of China's growth and its surrounding problems, though some people argue that the problem is overblown or misread.
Wade Shepard, a journalist and photographer who publishes at Vagabond Journeys, recently visited the city of Zhengzhou where "60 Minutes" filmed, and — while he found the mall deserted — the nearby economic growth left him wondering how long it would be empty for.
He's kindly allowed us to republish some photos of a mall in the city that reveal a somewhat different picture of the ghost city phenomenon.
The construction is called the Orient Center mall, and it sits in the center of Zhengzhou — a city of over 8 million people.
"60 Minutes" filmed part of their story on China's "ghost cities" here.
Inside, it is indeed deserted.
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