{"id":20020673,"date":"2016-11-18T13:03:19","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T07:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thethirdpole.net\/?p=20673"},"modified":"2020-12-29T07:14:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T01:44:01","slug":"404-chinas-abandoned-nuclear-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/404-chinas-abandoned-nuclear-city\/","title":{"rendered":"404: China\u2019s Abandoned Nuclear City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>With special arrangement with, and all rights reserved by, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sixthtone.com\/\">Sixth Tone<\/a>. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the early 1990s, nearly 100,000 people lived in a city that couldn\u2019t be found on any map. It had no name, just a code: 404.<\/p>\n<p>404 City is located on the sandy plains of Gansu province in China\u2019s northwest, some 100 kilometers to the west of Jiayuguan City. Its name comes from 404 Co. Ltd., a company under the China National Nuclear Corporation. When the city was built in 1958, it served one purpose only: to host a nuclear bomb.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s best nuclear scientists and experts were transferred to 404 \u2014 China\u2019s first nuclear military base \u2014 along with mechanics, doctors, and other supporting staff. Six years later, in 1964, China recorded its first successful nuclear bomb detonation in the Gobi Desert in neighbouring Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.<\/p>\n<p>The city has an area of&nbsp;4 square kilometres, with its own municipal government, police department, television station \u2014 even its own courthouse and prison. In fact, 404 is bigger than it looks, with a complete underground defence system in case of nuclear war.<\/p>\n<p>Due to large-scale cave-ins, most people living in 404 were relocated to Jiayuguan in 2006. Now, only some 1,000 residents remain. Countless identical housing blocks stand empty, their doors sealed shut with walls of brick. The city park, once a nucleus of after-work entertainment, is deserted.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20674\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20674\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sixth-Tone2.jpg\" alt=\"An aerial view of a deserted area of 404 City in Gansu province, abandoned in 1986 [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An aerial view of a deserted area of 404 City in Gansu province, abandoned in 1986 [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20675\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20675\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sixth-Tone3.jpg\" alt=\"Three storied buildings completely abandoned in 404 City [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three storied buildings completely abandoned in 404 City [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20677\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20677\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/404-city-004.jpg\" alt=\"Cooling towers in the Gobi desert near 404 City [image by Xu Haifeng]\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cooling towers in the Gobi desert near 404 City [image by Xu Haifeng]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20678\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20678\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/404-city-005.jpg\" alt=\"A woman peers through the gate at the Nuclear City Park in 404 City [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]\" width=\"830\" height=\"623\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman peers through the gate at the Nuclear City Park in 404 City [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20681\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20681\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/404-city-006.jpg\" alt=\"A life-sized model of a fighter jet stands in the Nuclear City Park in 404 City [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A life-sized model of a fighter jet stands in the Nuclear City Park in 404 City [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20682\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20682\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/404-city-007.jpg\" alt=\"A cage that once held animals in 404 City's Nuclear City Park [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cage that once held animals in 404 City&#8217;s Nuclear City Park [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20683\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20683\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/404-city-008.jpg\" alt=\"A swing in the playground at 404 City's Nuclear City Park [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A swing in the playground at 404 City&#8217;s Nuclear City Park [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20684\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20684\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/404-city-009.jpg\" alt=\"A tip of a sunken boat pokes out of the water in 404 City's Nuclear City Park [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A tip of a sunken boat pokes out of the water in 404 City&#8217;s Nuclear City Park [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20685\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20685\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/404-city-010.jpg\" alt=\"Three people standing in front of a residential building in 404 City. Only about a 1,000 residents remain [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three people standing in front of a residential building in 404 City. Only about a 1,000 residents remain [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20686\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20686\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/404-city-011.jpg\" alt=\"Inside a China National Nuclear Corporation-affiliated hotel in 404 City [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside a China National Nuclear Corporation-affiliated hotel in 404 City [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20687\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20687\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/404-city-012.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors to 404 City explore a man-made hill the Nuclear Park. Past the hill the cooling towers from the nuclear plant can be seen [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]\" width=\"830\" height=\"540\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors to 404 City explore a man-made hill the Nuclear Park. Past the hill the cooling towers from the nuclear plant can be seen [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20688\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20688\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/404-city-013.jpg\" alt=\"A railway maintenance worker waits for a commuter train in 404 City [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]\" width=\"830\" height=\"548\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A railway maintenance worker waits for a commuter train in 404 City [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_20689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20689\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20689\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/404-city-014.jpg\" alt=\"A statue of a police man with a cone on his head and a beer bottle in his hand on the road leading to 404 City [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A statue of a police man with a cone on his head and a beer bottle in his hand on the road leading to 404 City [image by Xu Haifeng\/Sixth Tone]<\/figcaption><\/figure><em><strong>All pictures taken on 28-29 August 2016.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How a remote corner of Gansu province became China\u2019s atom bomb 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