Un pays des merveilles abandonné en Chine

En faisant le ménage de mon ordinateur, question de bien amorcer l’année, je suis tombé sur ce reportage photographique de Reuters qui est paru en décembre 2011. Il illustre, au travers de magnifiques clichés de David Gray (pas le chanteur), le chantier de construction du parc d’attractions Wonderland qui se trouve en banlieue de Beijing, mais surtout qui est abandonné depuis 1998 à cause de disputes avec le gouvernement et les fermiers de la région. Les promoteurs clamaient qu’il aurait été le plus gros d’Asie.

Vous pouvez admirer une dizaine de photos après le saut (ou pour en voir quelques-unes de plus ainsi que les descriptions, cliquer ici).

A view of abandoned buildings that were to be part of an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011. REUTERS-David Gray A crack is seen in a footpath leading to an abandoned building that was to be part of an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011. REUTERS-David Gray A view of a vacant carpark in front of abandoned buildings that were to be part of an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011. REUTERS-David Gray Writing on a gate tells people to 'be responsible for your actions' when entering an abandoned building that was to be part of an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011. REUTERS-David Gray A view of abandoned buildings that were to be part of an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011. REUTERS-David Gray Cracks are seen in a carpark in front of abandoned buildings that were to be part of an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011. REUTERS-David Gray Footsteps in fresh snow are seen across a walkway leading to the entrance of a derelict amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011. REUTERS-David Gray A building in the shape of a castle stands uncompleted in a field in what would have been an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011. REUTERS-David Gray An abandoned building is seen through an entrance leading into what would have been an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011. REUTERS-David Gray The steel frame of an abandoned building stands in what would have been an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011. REUTERS-David Gray A view of an entrance to an abandoned building which leads into a derelict amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011. REUTERS-David Gray