📜 Once a bustling oil city near the Gobi Desert, Yumen is now a rare example of China's true ghost towns.
🔍 Its history dates back to 1939 with China's first oil well, peaking at 300,000 residents in the 1980s.
👻 Explore an abandoned industrial urban community.
📚 Discover the history of China's early oil industry.
💰 Experience an area known for astoundingly low real estate prices.
🗺️ Remote location, 60 miles from the new Yumen city.
🚶 Few visitors, can feel desolate.
📱 Cellphone coverage is good for navigation.
🚧 Respect posted signs and potential oil workers.
Last updated 28 days ago
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