Published: September 6th, 2024,
Last updated: September 6th, 2024

Unintentionally bewitching: These half-timbered houses in Zhenjiang in Jiangsu province have become overgrown like something out of a fairy tale, giving them an unintentionally exotic appearance. What looks like a perfect place to visit for fans of lost places and a real treat for photographers was originally supposed to be an amusement park. As a competitor to Disneyland in Shanghai, the park called Evergrande Cultural Tourism City was supposed to bring in millions. But before this could happen, the former second-largest real estate group in China ran out of money. Since 2021, the construction project has remained on halt.