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I Visited China’s $25 Billion Man-Made Island You've Never Heard Of
Ocean Flower Island: Exploring China's Abandoned $25 Billion Artificial Island
In 2020, Ocean Flower Island opened as the world’s largest artificial island in southern China. The cost? A mere 25 billion US dollars.
Originally planned as an international tourism hub to boost Hainan's appeal for global travelers, Ocean Flower Island consists of three independent islands,...
In 2020, Ocean Flower Island opened as the world’s largest artificial island in southern China. The cost? A mere 25 billion US dollars.
Originally planned as an international tourism hub to boost Hainan's appeal for global travelers, Ocean Flower Island consists of three independent islands, multiple hotels and entertainment venues, as well as a water park and a huge theme park. The latter, however, never opened its gates, as the island's development company, Evergrande, filed for bankruptcy in 2023.
When visiting Ocean Flower Island (also known as Haihua / Haihuadao Island), I noticed that not only had the theme park never opened, but large areas of the world’s largest man-made island now sit unfinished or abandoned.
This is part 1 of my visit to Ocean Flower Island.
Explore the enigma of Ocean Flower Island, a colossal artificial island in southern China, built at a staggering cost of $25 billion. Initially envisioned as a global tourism haven, this ambitious project now stands partially abandoned, a testament to the rise and fall of Evergrande, the company behind it. This video offers a captivating journey through the island's unfinished streets, eerily silent theme parks, and luxurious but empty hotels, revealing the story of a once-promising project left incomplete.
0:00 World’s largest artificial island
3:02 Artificial Chinese streets
5:22 Artificial European streets
13:50 Why is everything abandoned?
18:14 Unfinished international mall
19:05 Conference center
25:10 Castle Hotel
28:37 Worst electrical tricycle ever
34:20 Unfinished mansions
36:08 Water park & Entertainment
37:41 Unfinished theme park
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