Visitors to the abandoned settlement of Hotowap in Chipa receive a first-hand look at the process by which mother nature is reclaiming what rightfully belongs to her.
The Chippewa community of this village has been completely abapdoped for many decades. Image credit: Nυpo Lυciapo
Shepgsi Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean, located to the east of the city of Shaghai. On this island, you may find some of the most amazing ghost towns in the world, which have been overgrown by thickets of green vegetation. You may reach the abandoned Hotowap settlement by boat from this island, which is part of a chain of over 400 islands that stretch along the coast of Zhejiang province. Hotowap is a very popular tourist destination due to a series of mesmerizing images of the desolate village that went viral in 2015. Even though it has been known as a spooky ghost town, Hotowap is nevertheless visited by many people.
The majority of the buildings in Hawaii are covered in poison ivy and other invasive plants. Image credit: Nυpo Lυciapo
The once-quaint fishing village is now a bustling little beach town with a population of more than 3,000 people who are housed in approximately 500 dwellings. However, due to standards of education, shipping competition with larger cities, and the difficulties of delivering goods to this remote island, its residents began to struggle and began moving to the mainland in the 1990s in the hopes of leading a better life. This was because of the difficulties of delivering goods to this remote island.
Hotowap was once a thriving fishing town, but these days it’s more of a ghost town than anything else. Image credit: Nυpo Lυciapo
As time went on, there were fewer and fewer people living in the village. The population continued to decrease. By 1994, only a handful of villagers had returned to Hotowa, and by 2002, the area was considered to be depopulated for good. After several decades of stapdipg abandonment, mother nature has begun to reclaim abandoned buildings.
On a daily basis, the towp is visited by a number of tourists. Image credit: Nυpo Lυciapo
The houses in the opce prospero’s village are made of brick, and they are currently covered in blankets of English ivy. Many tourists visit Hototwap on a daily basis in order to look for the historic homes, some of which are still in use for fishing, that are tucked away in the depse greepery. This is one of the main attractions of the area.
The few persons who still live there make their living by providing charitable services to the remaining residents. Image credit: Nυpo Lυciapo
According to National Geographic, there are still a few people living in the hamlet today. These individuals make a living by providing daily tours for tourists and selling water, which is the only commodity available for purchase in the overgrown village.
The village authorities put in place a few measures in an effort to make it more secure and economically viable. Image credit: Nυpo Lυciapo
The government of the Shepgsi Archipelago took action in response to the rising popularity of the Hotowap hamlet by putting in place a number of controls and measures in order to earn a little revenue from the growing number of tourists visiting the area. They are charging only three dollars for the opportunity to view the hamlet from a vantage point that provides a bird’s-eye view of the area. In addition, in order to explore the ghost town, guests are required to pay a daily admission fee of $8 in order to obtain a ticket.