Formerly uninhabited, now this village becomes a beautiful tourist spot!

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There is one village in China that is abandoned and abandoned by its inhabitants. Nature also conjured the ghost village is so beautiful and even invite tourists. Houtouwan village, that is the name of the village in question. The village is located in Shengshan Islands in the east of Shanghai City. The village of Houtouwan was founded around 1950.

Formerly Houtouwan village is a fishing village that is growing quite rapidly. But in the early 1990s, the village began to be abandoned by its inhabitants.

The reason, many villagers who moved to Mainland China to find a better job and livelihood. As a result, gradually the village began to empty, until finally completely uninhabited.

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New people are excited about the Houtouwan Village in 2015, when the village was accidentally 'rediscovered' by an amateur photographer named Qing Jian. Qing Jian took a photo of Houtouwan while being ngetrip in Shengshan.

When found, the appearance of Houtouwan Village is very different from before. Almost every corner of the building there is covered by moss and other vines. Houses, until the streets look green.

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Although covered with moss and creeping plants, the impression of abandoned and unkempt just disappeared in the Village Houtouwan. What looks exactly the beauty and shades of green as far as the eye can see. When nature takes back what is left behind by human beings, it returns it to its most natural state just like before it was inhabited by humans. The opposite of what human beings do.

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Now, Houtouwan Village began ogled again to be visited by tourists. Those who come here are usually for sightseeing and take pictures of enjoying a green atmosphere 180 degrees different with Shanghai. Starting last year, the local municipal government set a ticket for tourists visiting Houtouwan. Per person, traveler must pay 50 Yuan (equivalent to Rp 110 thousands).

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To get here, the traveler can take a boat from the port at Hangzhou Bay. It only takes less than 2 hours to get here.

What do you think? Interested to pay a visit? Comment below and do not forget follow ya guys!

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