The marketing materials for Ruyi Island, a man-made chunk of land about three miles (five kilometres) northeast of the capital of China’s Hainan province, depict a utopia for the wealthy. An artist’s impression shows families strolling along marina boardwalks strung with fairy lights and villas nestled around palm tree-lined lagoons.
In reality, Ruyi Island – five years after construction started – remains a huge sand bank, a few cranes sitting idle. Its developer, Beijing-based…
Source : South China Morning Post
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