陕西神木与鄂尔多斯接壤，煤炭资源丰富，被称为中国“科威特”。十年煤炭上行周期，该县居民享受着号称“神木奇迹”的免费医疗、免费教育等公共财政政策，也围绕煤矿投资迅速发展出了或明或暗的金融产业。然而随着煤炭等大宗商品价格从2013年开始持续下跌及更多政府监管等原因，盘根错节的民间借贷链条迅速崩溃，人们一夜间陷入了一场重大的危机。
—2013
Shenmu, a county located in Shanxi province borders Inner Mongolia with a vast desert, has been known as China's Kuwait for its rich coal resources, and citizens there have enjoyed the free medical care, free education system for many years. However, the Shenmu miracle can no longer last as coal and gold prices continued to tumble in 2013, and the private lending network in Shenmu collapsed, dragging people who made their fortune overnight into poverty again.
—2013
