City hailed as 'model' place to live is actually a 'boring ghost town'
dailyrecord.co.ukA Chinese 'ghost town' hailed as a 'model city in the history of human development' has underwhelmed - with one resident labelling their home city as 'boring'.
The £70billion ($85billion) city of Xiong'an was lauded when it was launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2017.But the Hebei province city hasn't quite hit the mark for at least one local who divulged to the Times that the city lacks excitement.
She said: "There isn't much social life. Young people all work overtime, and there aren't many opportunities for leisure or socialising.
As for finding a boyfriend, you'll just have to make do with hoping your friends provide."The Mirror reports Xiong'an was designed to be futuristic, featuring buried fibre optic cables that theoretically run everything from facial recognition systems to autonomous vehicles.
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