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Houtouwan, Shengshan Island, China

In the 1980s, the village of Houtouwan was considered a prosperous fishing town. It had a population of only 3000 people. Given that the village was remote and accessing it was difficult, the locals started to move away in the 1990s. And then the village was officially abandoned in 2002. Now, nature has completely taken over the village.

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It remained abandoned until 2015, but it somewhat changed when the photos of the village started to go viral on the internet. So, tourists started showing interest in visiting the place. However, officials of the island have been urging visitors not to do it as they want to ensure the island remains in pristine condition.