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A video shared by a local Chinese vlogger starkly portrays the situation on Wanda Golden Street, once a celebrated culinary destination, now overtaken by closed doors and empty spaces. Shops like the famed tea and ice cream spots have succumbed to the pressures of a failing economy. The imagery of boarded-up storefronts sends a clear message about the dire state of businesses in Shaman—many owners have been forced to close their doors, unable to sustain operations in a rapidly changing economic landscape.