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GREAT MALL OF CHINA – GRADE A-

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inside the cage b/w DSC00082 The Cage Level 3 Black and White Balustrade Tunnel to the Welding Pits Black Rooms

On the smoggy outskirts of Beijing, far beyond where the subway line finally ends, and the dust dunes roll over the border into Hebei Province, right there on the border, that is where you will find the Great Mall of China. Construction started five/six years ago when the small border town Yanjiao was slated to become the next border boom town. This led to a run on house building and general craziness in the area. Years later, these dreams never came true, and the town, like the Great Mall of China, is deserted.

Getting into the mall is quite simple: find the tunnel under the nearby hospital: emerge and find the pipe under the bullet train railway, jump over the fence and you’re in.While there is security, and by the sound of it heavy work going on, the place is virtually empty, and the two guys on the roof didn’t even pay any attention to me. The smog and dust in the air make a mask necessary on this trip.

Grade A- (would have been more if I could have gotten further in)

Harmony Express goes to the Great Mall of China Black Room Unveiled Light Rooms  Outside View Bird Cage Long ViewThe Works The Cage Height DSC00109 DSC00120 DSC00123 DSC00124 DSC00125 DSC00136 DSC00147 DSC00148 DSC00149 DSC00151 DSC00152

3 thoughts on “GREAT MALL OF CHINA – GRADE A-”

  1. It has to be almost an adventure to be inside such a huge building. I can’t believe they waste a property that large. Guess they still have plenty of room in China. Nice pics!

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    1. Thanks for the comment Alex. Even with the sounds of the workers elsewhere in the structure you get the feeling that the place is completely empty. Still as I was creeping around the place, my back stuck to walls, hiding in holes, I got the sense that I was being watched. When I was in a dark stairwell I heard a a security guard at the top and descended into a pitch black cellar waiting for him to leave. I waited half an hour, when I peaked through the crack of the door I realised it was just the whistling of the wind. Maybe this is my favorite urbex. I look forward to going deeper, maybe onto the roof.

      If you want to come along sometime, just send a message 🙂

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