Blog Tag - urban exploration

Exploring Chaoyang Park Ferris Wheel, the Colossal Beijing Attraction That Never Came to Be
Have you visited the largest Ferris wheel in the world? At a record-breaking 208 meters (682ft), it dwarves the High Roller in Las Vegas by 50 meters...
Exploring Dragon’s Peak Lodge, “The Most Haunted House in Hong Kong”
Burbex has lived in China since 2004, but even he is not immune to the wiles of the Public Security Bureau, who have this week sent him to Hong Kong...
Beyond the End of the Line: Dead Dogs and '70s Communist Vibe
“What? He got deported?!” I shout, spitting out half of my glass of Legend Beer's Black Silk in the process. “Well, you know they take security...
Longyan International Park
The Fourth Ring Road is backed up. I’m half dozing in the passenger seat of the cab. The taxi driver is driveling on. “So you’re an Englishman, huh?...
A Tragedy in Two Parts: How Corruption and Greed Killed This Decaying Hotel
Located at the end of the Shijia Hutong, directly opposite Dengshikou Subway Station Exit A, the Royal House (国赫宫) is a gorgeous example of French...
Serving to Ghosts at Beijing's Abandoned Olympic Beach Volleyball Court
Lazing on the silver Hainan sand, you stare up at the blue sky, your shadow hiding from the midday sun. A couple of local mutts run pawprint circles...
Urbex in Beijing: Exploring the City’s Decaying Sights
Upon reaching the top of the deserted stadium that once housed the 2008 Beijing Olympic volleyball competitions (and the location of this issue’s...