Abandoned Places That Are Trapped in Time
| February 27, 2017
Shicheng City, China
Visiting Shicheng City might take a bit more effort than the other places on this list as it currently sits at the bottom of Qiandao Lake. The lake was created, and the city flooded, in order to make way for a much-needed hydroelectric power station. The city usually sits anywhere between 85 and 131 feet below the surface of the lake. Because it is protected from the elements, the city is remarkably well-preserved.
The Chinese government just recently began allowing scuba dive tours of the site.
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