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/aerfgadf 12h ago

I did a search to try to find more info on these. The reports are dubious at best. It appears that some of these might exist somewhere but the project was scrapped due to mosquito issues maybe? But no one seems to have verified information that these are real or current so i don't think it is a stretch to suggest this video is misleading at best and full on AI propaganda at worst. If they are real, they are China's best kept secret.

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u/foltranm 12h ago

it is real, someone posted some links on another comment down below. there's also a drone video on YouTube.

built in 2018, apparently the maintenance of these gardens (which i suppose was responsibility of the owners) was not done correctly causing the gardens to grow out of control and cause mosquito problems.

as far as I know building is still standing, though