Dubai is a city full of luxury and modernity, a city full of curiosity and yearning. However, there are also things hidden behind the prosperity and development of the city. Today, we're going to reveal the beauty and inadequacy of the city of Dubai with 30 photos that will give you an insight into what the city is really like.
Let's take a look at the good side of Dubai!
Dubai's Jumeirah Islands, stunning scenery.
Sunrise from the 121st floor of the Burj Khalifa.
Heaven's Gate in the fog of Dubai.
Palm Hotel in Dubai.
Starbucks in Dubai.
Dubai's Green Planet.
Fountains in Dubai.
Residential area in Dubai.
A golden car in Dubai.
The trash cans in Dubai are decorated with Louis Vuitton.
Gold ATM in Dubai.
Police bots in the Dubai Mall.
The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai.
An unknown side of Dubai.
Behind Dubai's skyscrapers is a sad picture.
Abandoned luxury cars in Dubai.
A dilapidated Starbucks in Dubai.
Abandoned houses a little further from downtown Dubai will be buried in yellow sand, a common sight in the desert.
After the sandstorm, this Dubai road becomes full of sand and dust, making it difficult to walk.
In Dubai, builders of high-rise buildings face extremely difficult working conditions, working an average of 14 hours a day.
For the same job, workers from Africa and Asia are the lowest-paid, while those from Europe and the United States are paid three to five times as much, and locals are mainly in leadership positions.
The street markets a little further away from downtown Dubai seem to have nothing to do with modernity.
Most of the residents of the working quarters come from poor countries such as India and Pakistan.
Sanitation and safety conditions are not guaranteed in the Sonapur labor camp, where hundreds of thousands of workers live, and the authorities have been pretending that the area does not exist.
There are about 150,000 workers in the Sonapur labour camp, yet their health and safety issues are not guaranteed.
Dust storms often occur as frequently as windy and rainy.
Since the rich often indulge in sports cars, the crash statistics here are also very bad.
Only the beaches in the city center are cleaned regularly, while the beaches a little further away are littered.
The working environment here is often unbearable, as daytime temperatures can reach as high as 48°C.
The ordinary streets of Old Dubai look more like towns.
A little further away from the city center, you'll see poultry roaming around.