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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.
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.
Cori Ander visits Ocean Flower Island, also called Haihua Island, off Hainan. The supplied description says the island opened in 2020, was planned as an international tourism hub and includes three independent islands; it also says the theme park never opened. During his walk, Cori sees themed Chinese and European-style streets, a locked observation tower and a mix of open and closed storefronts. He visits the Coconut Crafts Cultural Museum and the Castle Hotel, which he says has 5,000 rooms. He rents an electric tricycle for 16 yuan per ten minutes, but finds it difficult to use outside its permitted area and learns it must be returned to the exact station where he picked it up. He then walks past unfinished villas and other construction. At the water-park area, he says the attraction is open and tickets are available, although he does not see water running; he also sees other entertainment facilities and an unfinished theme park. He comments on the heat and ends his exploration without visiting every section. His observations describe this visit and do not establish the current status of every facility.
Cori Ander explores Ocean Flower Island off Hainan, an enormous planned tourism development with themed streets, hotels and entertainment areas. He visits the Castle Hotel, Coconut Crafts Cultural Museum and water park, and sees unfinished or closed sections alongside facilities that are open. His account also describes the island's electric tricycles and the requirement to return one to its pickup station.
A visit to Hainan's Ocean Flower Island finds open attractions alongside unfinished areas.
Ocean Flower Island Hainan: Hotels, Water Park and Unfinished Areas
28:25 Check the electric tricycle's service area and return rules before renting. Cori paid 16 yuan per ten minutes but found he had to return it to the exact station where he picked it up.
36:12 Check the current operating details for each attraction before building your day around it. Cori says the water park was open and selling tickets, but he did not see water running during his visit.
39:26 Allow enough time for walking and plan around the heat. Cori says the island's distances are huge and that the heat made him skip exploring another section before returning to his hotel.
28:25 Check the electric tricycle's service area and return rules before renting. Cori paid 16 yuan per ten minutes but found he had to return it to the exact station where he picked it up.
36:12 Check the current operating details for each attraction before building your day around it. Cori says the water park was open and selling tickets, but he did not see water running during his visit.
39:26 Allow enough time for walking and plan around the heat. Cori says the island's distances are huge and that the heat made him skip exploring another section before returning to his hotel.
0:00 Ocean Flower Island overview
3:02 Artificial Chinese streets
5:22 Artificial European streets
13:50 Why areas look abandoned
18:14 Unfinished international mall
19:05 Conference center
25:10 Castle Hotel
28:37 Electric tricycle ride
34:20 Unfinished mansions
36:08 Water park and entertainment
37:41 Unfinished theme park
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
chinaocean flower islandhaihua islandhaihuahaihuadaohaihuadao islandartificial islandman made islandman-mademan-made islandfailure25 billion24 billionWhere is Ocean Flower Island?
The video places it off the coast of Hainan Island in southern China.
How many islands make up Ocean Flower Island?
The supplied description says it consists of three independent islands.
How much did the electric tricycle cost?
Cori says it cost 16 yuan for ten minutes, and that it had to be returned to the exact station where he picked it up.
Was the theme park open during the visit?
The description says the theme park never opened, and Cori visits an unfinished theme-park area.
What places does Cori visit?
He visits the Castle Hotel and Coconut Crafts Cultural Museum and explores the island's themed streets and water-park area.
