Demolition / 拆迁

This category will be developped in the future but I just have so many pictures of demolished places in China that I must put them in order first. Until then, I recommend you discover Boris Svartzman’s series of photographs about residential ruins in China. And you can already read my first report about Datong.

The light steel factory / 轻钢厂

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I am back in Datong for more research here. I already studied this city quite a lot. Among the things I saw when I lived there last year, there was this old factory, standing in front of a newly built compound, making quite a big contrast on the landscape. According to the nice old man […]

Zhujiang Beer Factory / 珠江啤酒厂

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I was a few days in Guangzhou this week and it is a very nice city for urban exploration. This time, I did not have much time so I could not go to the place I wanted to visit the most (that’s a secret for now!), but I had the chance to find a beer-themed […]

The last days of Hangzhou Prosperous Industrial Company / 杭州多旺实业有限公司拆迁的过程

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When I saw this sign, I thought it was too good to be true and had to come closer: this « prosperous industrial company » is indeed currently undergoing complete demolition. There is nothing much to say about this place – one big warehouse where there used to be a lot of construction equipment – except the […]

Demolition in Datong’s former commercial area / 大同市原商业区拆迁的过程

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In Datong, I have seen this picture since the first day I moved here. Abandoned and partly demolished warehouses in the city center. The former mayor Geng Yanbo had a very ambitious plan of urban renewal for the city, especially for the center areas. Demolition/construction started in 2009, and was not achieved because the mayor […]