When China hosted the olympics, they originally planned to house the athletes in Beijing. The participants refused to stay in the smog and this opulent village's construction was halted, freezing it in an unfinished state.
Thanks to Burbex (
http://burbex.wordpress.com/) for showing me around the capital city.
The most complete building was a clubhouse.
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It was surrounded by mansions, all cut off at different points in their construction.
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