A visit to "ghost town" in southern Namibia

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A visit to "ghost town" in southern Namibia

STORY: A visit to "ghost town" in southern Namibia DATELINE: May 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:12 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kolmanskop town and exhibited items STORYLINE: In an inconspicuous corner of southern Namibia, there is a place known to the locals as a "ghost town." It welcomes tourists from all over the world every day, and it is also a photographer's paradise. The story began at the beginning of the last century when someone discovered a desolate desert place with great wealth hidden in it. In 1908, the Germans led a large number of miners to Kolmanskop. With their hard work and perseverance in finding diamonds, they quickly developed the desert land into a prosperous place. As the first city in Africa to manufacture trams, it soon became a typical German town with a bustling community. They minimized the hardships of living in the desert with the power of wealth. Even after a hundred years, weathering has caused some roofs to collapse and wall paint to peel off, bu

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