POV  Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall

The world's largest shopping mall, in Guangzhou, China, is almost entirely empty. Details

 
 

Program: POV

Episode: Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall

If you thought Minnesota's Mall of America was the world's biggest shopping center, think again. South China Mall is a Vegas-like spectacle built in 2005 that now sits almost entirely empty. In the current economic climate, could this be a symbol of things to come?

Duration: (13:16)
Premiere Date: 08/18/2009
Episode Expires: Sun 18 Aug 2013
TV Rating: TV-PG


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