CHINA. 2018. From "Shifting Sands", 2017-on-going. Marketed as the “Dubai of China”,
Sim Chi Yin A piece of artificial land shimmers in the sun, as seen from traditional fishing boats on a real coast on Dadeng island in Xiamen, southern China. | The prosperous southern coastal city of Xiamen s (...)
Sim Chi Yin A heap of pipes probably used for dredging sand lie on a parcel of reclaimed land at the planned site of a new airport in the southern city of Xiamen. | The prosperous southern coastal city of Xiam (...)
Sim Chi Yin Marketed as the “Dubai of China”, the “Ocean Flower Island” off the coast of Hainan province in China’s far south, is one of several massive land reclamation projects in the country which has raise (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018. A line of sand trucks on a parcel of land reclaimed earlier from the sea at the planned site for the new Xiamen airport. | The prosperous southern coastal city of Xiamen started in 201 (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018. A heap of floatation devices probably used previously to hold pipes for dredging sand from the sea lie on a parcel of reclaimed land at the planned site of a new airport in the souther (...)
Sim Chi Yin In the background, layers of black bags of sand form a cofferdam -- an enclosure built within a body of water to allow the enclosed area to be pumped out -- on the fringe of a parcel of reclaimed l (...)
Sim Chi Yin In the background, layers of black bags of sand form a cofferdam -- an enclosure built within a body of water to allow the enclosed area to be pumped out -- on the fringe of a parcel of reclaimed l (...)
Sim Chi Yin A heap of pipes probably used for dredging sand lie on a parcel of reclaimed land at the planned site of a new airport in the southern city of Xiamen. | The prosperous southern coastal city of Xiam (...)
Sim Chi Yin Two islands in the shape of the sun and a crescent moon have been artificially made off Hainan’s east coast, in the Sun and Moon Bay (Riyuewan), a surfing destination 25 km south of Wanning city./ (...)
Sim Chi Yin Ruyi island, off Haikou city, was intended as a tourist destination, with theme parks and hotels. Its planned size is over 7 square kilometres and it is to be linked to the mainland through a 5.6 k (...)
Sim Chi Yin In recent years, China’s coastal provinces — which house most of the country’s population — have been reclaiming land at a rapid pace, artificially creating huge tracts of land where seas, mangrove (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018. Two islands in the shape of the sun and a crescent moon have been artificially made off Hainan’s east coast, in the Sun and Moon Bay (Riyuewan), a surfing destination 25 km south of Wa (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018. Two islands in the shape of the sun and a crescent moon have been artificially made off Hainan’s east coast, in the Sun and Moon Bay (Riyuewan), a surfing destination 25 km south of Wa (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018. Two islands in the shape of the sun and a crescent moon have been artificially made off Hainan’s east coast, in the Sun and Moon Bay (Riyuewan), a surfing destination 25 km south of Wa (...)
Sim Chi Yin A view from on Phoenix island, Sanya, Hainan. Phoenix Island, on the resort city of Sanya, was the Hainan island’s first flagship land reclamation mega project, attracting internationally renowned (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018. At a showroom for the "Ocean Flower Island" property development. The Dubais of China |
Marketed as the “Dubai of China”, the “Ocean Flower Island” off the coast of Hainan province i (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018. A view from on Phoenix island, Sanya, Hainan. Phoenix Island, on the resort city of Sanya, was the Hainan island’s first flagship land reclamation mega project, attracting internationa (...)
Sim Chi Yin Two islands in the shape of the sun and a crescent moon have been artificially made off Hainan’s east coast, in the Sun and Moon Bay (Riyuewan), a surfing destination 25 km south of Wanning city./ (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018. A view from on Phoenix island, Sanya, Hainan. Phoenix Island, on the resort city of Sanya, was the Hainan island’s first flagship land reclamation mega project, attracting internationa (...)
Sim Chi Yin A view from on Phoenix island, Sanya, Hainan. Phoenix Island, on the resort city of Sanya, was the Hainan island’s first flagship land reclamation mega project, attracting internationally renowned (...)
Sim Chi Yin A view from on Phoenix island, Sanya, Hainan. Phoenix Island, on the resort city of Sanya, was the Hainan island’s first flagship land reclamation mega project, attracting internationally renowned (...)
Sim Chi Yin Marketed as the “Dubai of China”, the “Ocean Flower Island” off the coast of Hainan province in China’s far south, is one of several massive land reclamation projects in the country which has raise (...)
Sim Chi Yin From "Shifting Sands", 2017-on-going. | Close-up above the the artificial “Ocean Flower Island” being constructed off the coast of Hainan province.
Marketed as the “Dubai of China”, the “Ocean F (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018.
Marketed as the “Dubai of China”, the “Ocean Flower Island” off the coast of Hainan province in China’s far south, is one of several massive land reclamation projects in the country (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018.
Marketed as the “Dubai of China”, the “Ocean Flower Island” off the coast of Hainan province in China’s far south, is one of several massive land reclamation projects in the country (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018.
Marketed as the “Dubai of China”, the “Ocean Flower Island” off the coast of Hainan province in China’s far south, is one of several massive land reclamation projects in the country (...)
Sim Chi Yin A cofferdam -- an enclosure built within a body of water to allow the enclosed area to be pumped out -- on the fringe of a parcel of reclaimed land intended for the planned second airport in Xiamen (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018.
Marketed as the “Dubai of China”, the “Ocean Flower Island” off the coast of Hainan province in China’s far south, is one of several massive land reclamation projects in the country (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018.
Marketed as the “Dubai of China”, the “Ocean Flower Island” off the coast of Hainan province in China’s far south, is one of several massive land reclamation projects in the country (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018. Two islands in the shape of the sun and a crescent moon have been artificially made off Hainan’s east coast, in the Sun and Moon Bay (Riyuewan), a surfing destination 25 km south of Wa (...)
Sim Chi Yin A netting originally intended to prevent dust from being blown off lies on parcels of reclaimed land for a new, planned airport in the southern city of Xiamen. | The prosperous southern coastal cit (...)
Sim Chi Yin Two islands in the shape of the sun and a crescent moon have been artificially made off Hainan’s east coast, in the Sun and Moon Bay (Riyuewan), a surfing destination 25 km south of Wanning city./ (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018. A view from on Phoenix island, Sanya, Hainan. Phoenix Island, on the resort city of Sanya, was the Hainan island’s first flagship land reclamation mega project, attracting internationa (...)
Sim Chi Yin China. 2018. A view from on Phoenix island, Sanya, Hainan. Phoenix Island, on the resort city of Sanya, was the Hainan island’s first flagship land reclamation mega project, attracting internationa (...)
Sim Chi Yin Ruyi island, off Haikou city, was intended as a tourist destination, with theme parks and hotels. Its planned size is over 7 square kilometres and it is to be linked to the mainland through a 5.6 k (...)
Sim Chi Yin At a showroom for the "Ocean Flower Island" property development. The Dubais of China |
Marketed as the “Dubai of China”, the “Ocean Flower Island” off the coast of Hainan province in China’s fa (...)
