Strip of Fate

The Strip of Fate is the main overland district of Yuxi as well as the primary tourist area. Actually the Strip is located in Nanwen and served by the nearby Niao Yufeng Airport Business and Commercial Park. It is zoned within the Niao Yufeng Airport Special Park region in Nanwen. Construction here began in 1990 when several investors banded together to build a hotel in Ninghui. In 1995 as Nanwen liberalized a major casino development began - funded by interests from neighboring Yuxi. As the Niao Yufeng International Airport expanded more casinos and hotels were built - as well as housing for the workers. Eventually in 2010 the largest casino in both HCCK and Nanwen was built within the city and it became one of the top 5 tourism destinations in the region.

Today the Strip has over 30 major casinos and resorts with elaborate and unique architecture. Most major East Keshian companies operate within the strip. Especially interesting is how the Strip is used for money laundering - as criminals will exchange dark money in the casinos for clean money and deposit it in local banks. Despite this, the Strip is extremely clean and safe with a powerful police force and heavy surveillance. In 2023 only 3 murders occurred within the entire strip.

It is thought the largest tunnels into Yuxi are hidden various resorts and casinos within the Strip. Some have reported losing family members while vacationing there. Those that have managed to find their way out are payed large sums by the Yuxi authorities to stay quiet. The Strip serves as a way for underground Yuxi to interact with the rest of the world and conduct normal business and economic ties.