A Chinese billionaire made rich through his business in the instant
noodle industry built the mall in 2005, and since then it remains almost
completely vacant. Dongguan has a population of over ten million
people, yet the mall is so large it could not be constructed in the
downtown and had to be moved to a suburb and can only be reached through
car or bus, which many people do not have access to.
After the first several years failed to attract shops, many simply
stopped to even consider the mall as a realistic space for a shop. While
it is mostly empty there are some shops that fill its massive space. In
the closest area to the parking garage there are several fast food
restaurants, yet little else. The mall does contain several amazing
features including a replica of the Arc de Triomphe, Venice’s St Mark’s
bell tower, canals with gondolas, and even an indoor-outdoor
rollercoaster! Each section of the mall is modeled after a real city or
region such as Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Venice, Egypt, the Caribbean, and
California!
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