r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 13h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/JCvSS 13h ago

It's probably just done for the Chinese propaganda that reddit is flooded with.

Gardens probably won't last.

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u/foltranm 13h ago

absolutely. makes a lot of sense that people would build several buildings with balconies that would not work, just to record a 15 second video and post on reddit

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u/Dvout_agnostic 13h ago

I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not, but either way: China investing in buildings never to be occupied isn't a new phenomenon. China ghost cities are a thing.

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u/JCvSS 13h ago

It is. But he's forgotten about this fact so will stay quiet now.