The New South China Mall is filled with palm-trees, cafés, canals and leisure facilities - but few customers. The mall has capacity for 2,350 stores, yet after eight years is considered a "dead mall."
A walk through a ghost mall —
The New South China Mall is filled with palm-trees, cafés, canals and leisure facilities - but few customers. The mall has capacity for 2,350 stores, yet after eight years is considered a "dead mall."
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Much of the super mall remains unused and derelict.
A walk through a ghost mall —
Much of the super mall remains unused and derelict.
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Two men walking through the empty mall in a space planned for restaurants.
A walk through a ghost mall —
Two men walking through the empty mall in a space planned for restaurants.
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The few occupied stores are fast food restaurants near the entrance or at the IMAX cinema outside the mall.
A walk through a ghost mall —
The few occupied stores are fast food restaurants near the entrance or at the IMAX cinema outside the mall.
Johan Nylander/for cnn
An 1,814-foot rollercoaster is the center of an indoor amusement area, where staff can be found half asleep on counters as they wait for customers.
A walk through a ghost mall —
An 1,814-foot rollercoaster is the center of an indoor amusement area, where staff can be found half asleep on counters as they wait for customers.
Johan Nylander/for cnn
The optimistic owners of New South China Mall hope to boost occupancy to 80% in 2013.
A walk through a ghost mall —
The optimistic owners of New South China Mall hope to boost occupancy to 80% in 2013.
Johan Nylander/for cnn