Shrinking Cities: Stories from China’s Former Boomtowns | Sixth Tone
Chen Ronghui—Sixth Tone
In this multimedia piece on urban decline, Chen Ronghui photographs the bleak landscapes of three northeastern Chinese cities in economic decline, and the lives of their residents. As Wang Yun writes in this piece, “We’re used to thinking of Chinese cities in the context of growth. But behind this statement lurks the assumption that urbanization is constant, uniform, and predictable. In reality, dying industries and shortages of opportunities are forcing people out of certain urban areas.”
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In this multimedia piece on urban decline, Chen Ronghui photographs the bleak landscapes of three northeastern Chinese cities in economic decline, and the lives of their residents. As Wang Yun writes in this piece, “We’re used to thinking of Chinese cities in the context of growth. But behind this statement lurks the assumption that urbanization is constant, uniform, and predictable. In reality, dying industries and shortages of opportunities are forcing people out of certain urban areas.”