South China mall

South China Mall is a mall located in Dongguan, China. Measuring at 7,099,990 sq ft, South China mall remains the biggest mall in the world by square feet. Opening in 2005, the mall was built in order to attract affluent retailers and shoppers from Shenzhen and Guangzhou but failed to attract anyone as it is located in a factory town where the majority of the population are migrant workers from around China. This in turn caused a deal with luxury-based hotel chain Shangri-La Hotels to fall through. Over the years, the mall became the subject of various filmmakers who tried to document the mall.

In 2015, after extensive renovations and new owners, the mall received a few local shops as tenants as well as a theme park, IMax theater, badminton hall, a Wanda cinema, and a bus terminal in order to fill vacancies within the mall. Portions of the mall still remain vacant despite efforts to transition from a shopping center to a multi-purpose complex.