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Ocean Flower Island: Exploring China's Abandoned $25 Billion Artificial Island

I Visited China’s $25 Billion Man-Made Island You've Never Heard Of

Destination:ChinaProvince:HainanCity:Sanya

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I Visited China’s $25 Billion Man-Made. This China travel video was filmed by Cori Ander . Watch the full journey and explore the filming details and destinations on this page.

In 2020, Ocean Flower Island opened as the world’s largest artificial island in southern China. The cost? A mere 25 billion US dollars.

Originally planned as an international tourism hub to boost Hainan's appeal for global travelers, Ocean Flower Island consists of three independent islands, multiple hotels and entertainment venues, as well as a water park and a huge theme park. The latter, however, never opened its gates, as the island's development company, Evergrande, filed for bankruptcy in 2023.

When visiting Ocean Flower Island (also known as Haihua / Haihuadao Island), I noticed that not only had the theme park never opened, but large areas of the world’s largest man-made island now sit unfinished or abandoned.

This is part 1 of my visit to Ocean Flower Island.

--- Cori Ander
June 12, 2025, Summer in China

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Ocean Flower Island is described in the title as the world’s largest artificial island in China, built at a cost of $25 billion. The tour visits artificial Chinese-style and European-style streets, an unfinished international mall, a conference center and a castle hotel. Later stops include unfinished mansions, a water park and entertainment area, and an unfinished theme park. A chapter asks why parts of the island are abandoned, and another describes an electrical tricycle ride.

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I Visited China’s $25 Billion Man-Made Island You've Never Heard Of

Touring Ocean Flower Island

Ocean Flower Island is described in the title as the world’s largest artificial island in China, built at a cost of $25 billion. The tour begins with artificial streets designed in Chinese style, then moves to streets designed to look European. The chapter sequence presents these as separate parts of the island’s built environment.

Unfinished buildings and attractions

The visit includes an unfinished international mall and a conference center, followed by a castle hotel. A chapter calls an electrical tricycle ride the “worst ever.” The travelers also see unfinished mansions, a water park and entertainment area, and an unfinished theme park. One chapter asks why parts of the island appear abandoned. These are the places and questions included in the tour.

FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)

Q: What places does the Ocean Flower Island tour visit?
A: The tour includes artificial Chinese-style and European-style streets, an unfinished international mall, a conference center, a castle hotel, unfinished mansions, a water park and an unfinished theme park.
Q: How does the video describe Ocean Flower Island?
A: The title describes it as the world’s largest artificial island in China and gives a cost of $25 billion. A chapter asks why parts of the island appear abandoned.
Q: What happens during the island tour?
A: The tour moves among the themed streets, buildings and attractions. It also includes an electrical tricycle ride described by a chapter as the worst ever.

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Ocean Flower Island: Exploring China's Abandoned $25 Billion Artificial Island

In 2020, Ocean Flower Island opened as the world’s largest artificial island in southern China. The cost? A mere 25 billion US dollars. Originally planned as an international tourism hub to boost Hainan's appeal for global travelers, Ocean Flower Island consists of three independent islands,...

Explore the enigma of Ocean Flower Island, a colossal artificial island in southern China, built at a staggering cost of $25 billion. Initially envisioned as a global tourism haven, this ambitious project now stands partially abandoned, a testament to the rise and fall of Evergrande, the company behind it. This video offers a captivating journey through the island's unfinished streets, eerily silent theme parks, and luxurious but empty hotels, revealing the story of a once-promising project left incomplete.