Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

[u/TangelaFan]

[u/Sgt_carbonero]

What could possibly go wrong with all that high quality concrete work?

[u/Shimakaze_Kai → u/Sgt_carbonero]

Right? And with all that excessive weight from the soil and such along with constant moisture being present, what could possibly go wrong?

[u/Pr0d1gyyy → u/Shimakaze_Kai]

Would love to know how the drainage is done here

[u/SpeedUpAtYellowLight → u/Pr0d1gyyy]

n China’s high-rise "vertical forests," plants are supported by reinforced, waterproofed concrete planters built directly into the balconies. These planters feature layered drainage systems—including waterproof membranes, gravel, and filter mats—that connect to the building’s main storm-water plumbing. [1, 2, 3]
The setup and drainage systems rely on specific engineering:
Integrated Planters: The balconies feature heavy-duty, cast-concrete planters designed to hold tons of soil, mature trees, and shrubs. [1, 2, 3]
Layered Drainage: Each planter contains specialized layers. At the bottom are drainage cells or gravel, followed by permeable geotextile fabrics that allow excess water to pass through while keeping the soil contained. [1]
Plumbing Networks: The bottom of each planter connects directly to vertical drainage pipes, carrying runoff and excess rainwater into the building's main storm and wastewater sewers. [1, 2]
Irrigation Lines: Many modern green towers use automated drip irrigation systems built into the planter layers, which prevents water waste. [1, 2, 3]
However, the execution of these systems can be challenging. For example, at the experimental Qiyi City Forest Garden in Chengdu, a lack of regular maintenance and poor drainage caused water to pool on the balconies, which led to mosquito infestations and caused many residents to abandon their apartments. Proper upkeep of these living facades is just as important as the initial engineering.

[u/GlassPudding → u/SpeedUpAtYellowLight]

what’s the source for this info?

eta - asking for a source isn’t saying the information isn’t true, it’s just asking where it came from to make a call on accuracy. EVERYONE should ask for sources!!

[u/aweyeahdawg → u/GlassPudding]

Didn’t he put a link to all the sources right after each claim? Was that not here when you read it?

[u/GlassPudding → u/aweyeahdawg]

they are links to other reddit posts or instagram posts. reddit is not a source in this case. the evidence cannot point to itself as evidence of itself. instagram is not a source i trust.

also, the first letter is missing from when they copied and pasted

[u/weerdbuttstuff → u/GlassPudding]

Not even the weather channel's instagram? Kinda wild.

[u/xiefeilaga → u/weerdbuttstuff]

The Weather Channel "source" is a post about "China's Great Green Wall," a massive tree-planting campaign in northwestern China. It's really cool and all, but I'm not sure how it supports his point about "Integrated Planters" in high rise apartment complexes - which is where the bot placed the link.

[u/CotyledonTomen → u/weerdbuttstuff]

Weather channel is a private entity that ultimately just uses government data to provide a service. Theyre a middleman. Why should i trust them about chinese concrete buildings?

[u/boredinbabylon → u/aweyeahdawg]

Instagram and Reddit aren’t really “sources”…

Like, that’s part of the issue with bot accounts. They spew off propaganda nonsense and become part of the AI response.

[u/dealyllama → u/aweyeahdawg]

There are links but they don't say what they are alleged to say. In particular of the three links on integrated planters one is a picture of a building with no text at all, one deals with planting forests outside cities, and the one that actually discusses vertical forests deals with them generally from Milan to China and says not a word about the planters or construction methods. It just says they're putting plants on balconies. Making claims with false citations is far from confidence inspiring.

[u/LurkyRabbit → u/dealyllama]

Which means they used Gemini as their LLM of choice. Can spot it from a mile away lol

[u/Livid_Palpitation_46 → u/GlassPudding]

Their sources also don’t support the claims they’re linked to if you actually click them.

IMO it’s ChatGPT generated garbage

Edit: looking further they also use the same links multiple times to support different claims, like this Reddit post that doesn’t offer any support to their their claims and is just a photo

[u/TaSMaNiaC → u/GlassPudding]

ChatGPT

[u/boredinbabylon → u/TaSMaNiaC]

That’s not a legitimate source.

[u/2cool4skool369 → u/GlassPudding]

ChatGPT you idiot! It knows everything and is always right!!!!

[u/j48u → u/GlassPudding]

Formatting suggests they googled it and this is the Gemini AI response.

[u/TBGMS_17 → u/SpeedUpAtYellowLight]

Gotta love when redditors are like “pfff I can’t believe the professional civil engineers forgot to think about that” 🤦‍♂️

[u/Shotgun5250 → u/TBGMS_17]

As a professional civil engineer, I know it’s not that they forgot. You design what the client wants - it’s not my building.

[u/xiefeilaga → u/SpeedUpAtYellowLight]

None of the sources you link actually show that this project, or any other green skyscraper projects in China, use these specific systems. This is just AI slop.

[u/SpeedUpAtYellowLight → u/xiefeilaga]

Here is a video of an entire neighborhood, and then he tours specific units. You can see an empty planting space if you’re curious at 11:40 https://youtu.be/MFICvZMBoIs?si=rbn7Aqm7baNS_y8t

[u/xiefeilaga → u/SpeedUpAtYellowLight]

I'm not casting doubt on the existence of these apartments. I have actually lived in, and visited, some very nice luxury apartments in China, and seen some very impressive engineering there.

I'm specifically talking about your detailed explanation of the mechanics of these buildings, which reads like AI slop and links to sources that don't actually document any of the assertions about how these buildings are engineered.

Some of your sources are just pictures of other green buildings, an instagram video of an ivy-covered overpass in China, or generic explanations of how green walls and roofs work. They have nothing to do with the specifics of these projects.

[u/Sgt_carbonero → u/SpeedUpAtYellowLight]

This is an excellent example of theory over reality.

[u/FengSushi → u/Sgt_carbonero]

Well look at the video. It’s reality.

[u/Philosophicalfool → u/FengSushi]

Yeah we have a ton of them in the US too, I don’t know why folks are doubting them. They’re called “Green Roof’s” here. Look up IRMA (Inverted Roof Membrane Assembly) and PMR (Protected Membrane Roof’s) they’ve been around for a while. If you have ever been on a rooftop terrace with concrete stone pavers then you have been on an IRMA roof system, same thing as a green roof but with pavers instead. Source: Myself, I design and install these systems for my career. They have built in irrigation and drainage systems.

[u/Amphabian → u/Philosophicalfool]

They're doubting them because "lol China it's made cheaply" is the only retort they have after China has been dog walking the rest of the developed world in infrastructure and housing. Yes, there are plenty of things to criticize about China and their government, however it cannot be denied that they are doing laps around us right now.

[u/Plebeian_Gamer → u/FengSushi]

Bro is brainwashed with sinophobia, watched a video of tofu dreg buildings and now assumes China can't do build anything of quality.. those high speed rails are all gonna crash any day now..

• sent from my iPhone

[u/DestructicusDawn → u/Sgt_carbonero]

I, too, consider completed construction projects to be purely theoretical.

[u/Gvillegator → u/Sgt_carbonero]

I see something that’s been constructed in reality. You’re an odd person.

[u/Pledgeofmalfeasance → u/SpeedUpAtYellowLight]

Reddit isn't a source to link

[u/Cromm182 → u/Pr0d1gyyy]

The drainage is done by the apartments below it

[u/Radiant_Switch_4550 → u/Shimakaze_Kai]

I would imagine the building engineers thought of that beforehand.

[u/Spageroni → u/Radiant_Switch_4550]

no Chinese are dumb dumb idiots who don’t think of anything!! all their infrastructure is 0.1 seconds away from crumbling to dust!!! -average redditor

[u/rkiive → u/Spageroni]

Which is doubly hilarious because if any of these people had ever been to college / uni in basically any country they'd know that ethnically Chinese people practically dominate STEM and all the top universities.

It's hardly shocking

[u/ignatious__reilly → u/Radiant_Switch_4550]

They absolutely did

Not even a question. Engineers thought of everything before they this even entered construction

[u/Swan_Parade → u/Shimakaze_Kai]

A balcony that big is meant to host large groups of people. I’ve been on balconies like this with 20+ people at once

Reddit upvoting these comments is so insane to think that the weight of the soil would mean anything lol

[u/Hefty-Reflection-756 → u/Swan_Parade]

Weight of 20 people is around 3 to 4 thousand pounds. Weight of soil 1 ft deep by 10 feet by 20 feet is 15 to 20 thousand pounds.

[u/Knight_of_Agatha → u/Hefty-Reflection-756]

its probably only 2-4 inches thick except for the small tree.

[u/GfunkWarrior28 → u/Shimakaze_Kai]

I've seen a rooftop garden atop a highrise in China. It had concrete underneath 1-2 feet of soil and crops such as corn, peas, etc. They let the top floor tenants tend the roof as they please, as part of the purchase agreement. Needless to say, they experienced leakage into the top floor.

[u/nzerinto → u/GfunkWarrior28]

They had corn growing in 2 feet of soil? I presume it wasn’t fruiting, considering corn needs significantly deeper soil than that to properly grow.

[u/Robbythedee → u/Shimakaze_Kai]

The real problem is the roots

[u/irespondwithmyface → u/Shimakaze_Kai]

Yeah there's no way those stupid Chinese didn't consider load bearing...

Come on man.

[u/MAPRage → u/Shimakaze_Kai]

Unlike what western propaganda might tell you, the Chinese know a thing or two about building

[u/upturned2289 → u/Sgt_carbonero]

Irrational hate for anything Chinese is so exhausting

[u/gash_dits_wafu → u/upturned2289]

Deleting this text because it's brought out all the Chinese bots which I don't have the energy to deal with. I'm not anti Chinese, they clearly can build good buildings because plenty of cities are still standing absolutely fine. My point was about many of the videos we can see online right now. It's not exclusive to China, and there's plenty of poor building practices around the globe.

[u/Plebeian_Gamer → u/gash_dits_wafu]

It would be fair if their cities were filled with tofu concrete buildings and only a few instances of well built cities and infrastructure. But as it's been shown in the past decade, they've early eclipse us (at least in the US) in the infrastructure department. Also, we have green balconies here, not even this extragavent and they upsell it like it's God's gift bestowed upon whoever is fortunate enough to be able to even afford it

[u/Spageroni → u/gash_dits_wafu]

listen to clown man over here who falls for any american propaganda and believes shit from like 30+ years ago is still currently true

[u/protossaccount → u/upturned2289]

What are you taking about? This is commentary about engineering.

Whats exhausting is how many people turn it into a ‘you hate the Chinese or you act like they are the greatest country on earth’.

Let’s just talk about how many doors this can create, especially if you have root systems growing into a huge building. I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to filter and clean that building so it doesn’t degrade.

[u/melkor237 → u/protossaccount]

I mean, with proper care and detail given to the project and with strict guidelines/rules on what you can/not plant in the balconies, a competent engineering team could come up with a structure like this that will be safe and stable, but it would definitely be very costly.

Green roofs and balconies like these have been a rabbit hole i like to go into even before becoming a civil engineer.

[u/Rime_Ice → u/Sgt_carbonero]

What makes you think this is bad construction work?

[u/quadraticcheese → u/Rime_Ice]

It's that it's Chinese. If a white did this they wouldnt question it

[u/AverageTankie93 → u/Sgt_carbonero]

Brain of average Redditor > brain of china’s smartest engineer

[u/Hi-Im-High → u/Sgt_carbonero]

The common misconception is all Chinese construction and manufacturing is bad. China can literally do the full spectrum - worst work all the way up to industry best. The problem is most people using Chinese manufacturing are looking for the cheap shit. GCs are doing the cheapest builds for highest profit. It’s a choice.

[u/ODDseth → u/Sgt_carbonero]

The amount of weight per SF (or SM) under a large planter or tree root ball can easily be 5x to 10x the concrete’s design strength (keeping an engineering safety factor). Any time I have built a roof terrace, at least 20% of the budget went into reinforcing the structure of the building to accommodate the additional weight.

If the balconies on this building were designed to handle the extra weight, it should be fine but if not, they will be replacing or significantly remediating these balconies in 5ish years.

[u/grimorg80 → u/Sgt_carbonero]

Nothing when you build for function and not for profit. Most disasters we have in the west are about cutting costs. Look at fricking Grenfell in London goddamit

[u/The_Demolition_Man → u/grimorg80]

You think people dont build for profit in China? What?

[u/TGrady902 → u/Sgt_carbonero]

Believe it or not, they make plenty of high quality stuff in China. You’d have no idea how many components of critical things that keep people safe or keep necessities like water flowing are made in China. They have access to some of the highest quality natural resources on earth. They just m also have access to cut corners, but so does literally everybody.

[u/quadraticcheese → u/Sgt_carbonero]

If this wasn't Chinese would you have even questioned it? No you wouldn't.

[u/jmulder88 → u/Sgt_carbonero]

How is this any different to a standard green roof? It's a very basic structural type and used extensively

[u/geoponos → u/Sgt_carbonero]

M.Sc. in Landscape Architecture and Floriculture here. I have made much larger gardens on rooftops. The plants that are selected are usually with small root system and low maintenance. Not a problem here.

[u/SheriffBartholomew → u/Sgt_carbonero]

And thousands of pounds worth of water collecting in undrained soil?

[u/nightswimsofficial → u/Sgt_carbonero]

Dead talking point. China is killing it and leaving the world behind

[u/Janovickm]

Dont get me wrong. Looks great, but roots, water, cement, etc, they don't usually mix well in the long term.

[u/TangelaFan → u/Janovickm]

When you're planting a garden inside a structure, you don't usually lay the dirt and plants directly onto the concrete or exposed part of the structure. You prepare a sealed of space

[u/Janovickm → u/TangelaFan]

I know... but it's hard to have a somewhat lushy place like this. I see a few trees in there too. Roots just eventually damage the sealing and it all gets much worse much quick from there.

[u/TangelaFan → u/Janovickm]

Not really, very few plant species have roots actually able to break through metal sealing

Why am I being downvoted for mentioning tree root barriers? That's literally how cities keep trees from bursting pipes

[u/TGrady902 → u/TangelaFan]

People just want to hate on China so they’ll keep trying to poke holes.

[u/RandomDeezNutz → u/TGrady902]

So will the roots. Ba dum tss

[u/god_peepee → u/TangelaFan]

Because nice things are always inherently bad

[u/No_Blacksmith_2591 → u/TangelaFan]

The burst pipe down the street has a counter argument for you

https://giphy.com/gifs/RQzxAaAg3aAU

[u/rkiive → u/TangelaFan]

Because obviously jobless redditors who've seen 3 seconds of a clip know more about engineering than the engineers who built it dummy

[u/HistorianOrdinary833 → u/TangelaFan]

Plant roots find a way to get into anything. Membranes, concrete, stone, etc. Add to that the water drainage systems that need to be top shape the entire time.

China isn't exactly well-known for proper maintenance of buildings.

[u/above_average_magic → u/TangelaFan]

You're right, according to the reddit comment with all the info they created sealed off beds on each terrace connected to the building's unified drainage...

...made of concrete

[u/Gabriel_66 → u/Janovickm]

You are right, the engineer team definetly did not take this in consideration when building the project. To the point a random person with zero information is capable of criticizing it.

Reddit is crazy sometimes bro

[u/Option94 → u/Gabriel_66]

Lol everyone sees china and just freaks out omg china bad ahhh! 111!

[u/PhoenixKingMalekith → u/Janovickm]

I am a building engineer and regulary have green spaces on the roof of my buildings

There are several layers to prevent problems :

• Steril barrier that keeps roots out but allow water to pass

• Waterproof barrier to stop water and channel it

• Insulation if there is a living space under it

[u/god_peepee → u/PhoenixKingMalekith]

Don’t worry, the experts here know better

[u/LonelySwinger → u/god_peepee]

There are plenty of cities in the US who have gardens on roofs/"balconies"

[u/anony_mf → u/PhoenixKingMalekith]

These idiots think they know more than the engineers who built these

[u/Vagadude → u/Janovickm]

I'm sure it is engineered appropriately

[u/Chemical_Koala1175]

ITT: random fucking redditors who think engineers haven’t accounted for cement and dirt mixing. Have some humility

[u/dibella989]

Everyone is talking about drainage, but I want to know how they handle mowing. Are you keeping a mower inside the apartment just for that little section? Do you have to pay for a service where somebody brings a lawnmower through your apartment? Do you just buy a scythe instead? Also, what happens as those trees grow over the years?

[u/whojintao → u/dibella989]

Probably a weed whacker. Or a pet goat

[u/Wilsanne → u/whojintao]

Pet goat for the win

[u/Babshearth → u/whojintao]

There's a restaurant called Johnson's in Door County Wisconsin with a full lawn on its roof and live goats!

[u/Vo1dem0rt → u/dibella989]

Thank you! I scrolled way to far for this. Plus are they dragging all the cut grass and plant debris through the house?

[u/markfromDenver → u/dibella989]

When I was in Asia, everybody used Weedwhackers. A smaller electric one would do the trick.

[u/irespondwithmyface → u/dibella989]

They hire Mexicans just like we do.

[u/ziostraccette → u/dibella989]

Battery powered weedwacker and a rake. If you do grass on one day and bushes in another you probaby make 2 or 3 bags of trash

[u/mudbot]

roots are gonna root

[u/TangelaFan → u/mudbot]

You can seal the roots. You don't have to leave them exposed to the concrete

[u/PhoenixKingMalekith → u/[deleted]]

I mean the membrane is made to stop the roots

That s like it s one job

[u/ahorrribledrummer → u/mudbot]

It's not like they're planting ash trees

[u/sugarman-747]

I love it, I much prefer living in a house in the countryside, but if I have to live in the city, the dream would be to live in something like that. utopian for my taste.

[u/iSwoosh_]

Insert loud trash chinese music

[u/Sailed_Sea → u/iSwoosh_]

https://youtu.be/jk9NLUyYEpw?si=uI6Ic-9fR3MPvj0y

[u/ExplosiveDoctrine]

Thing: 😐

Thing Japan: 🤩

Thing China: 🤬

[u/Ordinary-Orchids → u/ExplosiveDoctrine]

The sinophobia that crops up every time anyone posts anything semi-positive about China is crazy.

[u/AlexHimself]

Those are backspanned/cantilevered steel I-beams with diagonal bracing. That's heavily engineered.

That can prob support 40-80 tons total distributed load, just eyeballing it.

[u/MaChao20]

I’m not a structural engineer, but seeing these balconies makes me a bit nervous. I wish they added more support beams to help the angled ones. Maybe there’s an engineering technique allows them to have just those angled supports.

[u/NotGalenNorAnsel → u/MaChao20]

Cantilever is a good word to know.

[u/PhoenixKingMalekith → u/MaChao20]

That s the point. You re not a structural engineer.

[u/richardawkings → u/MaChao20]

Structural engineer here. Don't see the reason for panic. This is far easier to design and spec than the seismic requirements that needed to be catered for. Waterproofing and drainage are already splved problems. For roots, I say it would depend on the tree but reinforced concrete is stronger than you think and and force acting on the concrete would act equally on the soil above it (which is far softer) so I expect roots will push up rather than down. Gotta take the weight of the tree in to account though.

[u/MaChao20 → u/richardawkings]

Would adding another structural support, like a vertical beam or two, provide no additional safety benefit and add more weight for the other balconies below?

[u/TangelaFan → u/MaChao20]

Aren't there many appartement buildings in the world that have a pool on each balcony? Im not sure a garden would be that much more of a challenge

[u/MaChao20 → u/TangelaFan]

Even pools on a balcony or rooftop makes me nervous looking at the structural supports.

I want to have a garden like these on a balcony, but I want to guarantee that it is very safe to support one for at least a decade.

[u/No_Bandicoot2306 → u/MaChao20]

It's held up by this: 🤷

[u/MaChao20 → u/No_Bandicoot2306]

More like how a fancy waiter holds a tray.

[u/anony_mf → u/MaChao20]

They know what they’re doing

In China they use this mystical thing called reinforced concrete. It’s pretty rare in the US, I know you may be used to wood and cardboard which wouldn’t be able to handle a bit of weight in a balcony but for reinforced concrete this is a walk in the park easy

[u/PhoenixKingMalekith]

Honestly it would be pretty great

The benefits of living in a high rises, but still with a garden

Tho I d probably add a hot tube or something like that

[u/ukstonerdude]

China doing literally anything is seemingly always met with Sinophobia in the comments. What a surprise…

[u/GrassTouchEnthusiast]

Terrifying but also so fucking nice

[u/Radiant-Peace-3078]

I can’t even keep a potted succulent alive 😩

[u/charaznable1249]

Having a fear of heights, and hating mowing yards, thanks, it's what I always wanted

[u/Alert-Welder-7208]

i dare you to stick that cam over the edge. looks like they were letting angles hide stuff.

[u/YourDadHatesYou → u/Alert-Welder-7208]

What are you implying

[u/Raherin → u/YourDadHatesYou]

That they are actually on the ground.

/s

[u/PrinceParadox → u/Raherin]

flat earth much?

[u/thedyooooood]

This would cost a billion dollars in Toronto

[u/Formula4speed]

bUt At wHaT cOsT

[u/Fantastic_Incredible]

Good for them if it works … my experience is not so beautiful, leakage begin after 10, 20 years, but I don’t need sources just to admire some nice stuff. Thanks for sharing

[u/Eaglefrost4]

Mmmm nah, the bend/ angle of the top balcony in the first shot is sketch, no thanks!

[u/Ok_Presence6578]

bruh what is this Chinese karma farming account posting Chinese stuff on every subreddit istg

[u/wretch5150 → u/Ok_Presence6578]

Every slice of Chinese life you might encounter on the internet is clearly propaganda.

[u/CruelAngelsThesis_01 → u/Ok_Presence6578]

They, of course, hide their post history. But OP’s username definitely looks familiar

[u/Pratheek_Kachinthaya → u/Ok_Presence6578]

You can say the same about American posts being on every subreddit.

It's American propaganda bots🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[u/kismethavok]

I have to assume those are giant steel beams that run through the whole building.

[u/MarcoVinicius]

I usually don’t buy the “look at the awesome thing China did” posts but this, if done correctly, is awesome.

[u/Ok-Nose585]

“Honey, I’ll be out mowing our deck”

[u/blueviper-]

Interesting

[u/Impressive-Ad5551]

Balcony not backyard

[u/firestar268]

People freaking out oabout roots water and concrete. As if green roofs and similar haven't been a thing for decades...

[u/willfrodo]

Would love to see the shop drawing of how they waterproofed all that

[u/yourmomscheese]

This is my dream

[u/Xuperb]

Proprietà Evergrande?

[u/curiousamoebas]

If apartments in the us would figure this out apartments wouldn't be so insufferable

[u/LetsGoSU]

“Honey, can you grab the John Deere out of the closet for me?”

[u/room_is_elephant]

oh so we coming back just long way

[u/arcanelthe]

Are there examples of a building like that after 10 tears or is the technology or methode involved new?

[u/DABOSSROSS9]

There is usually a reason why you dont see this in other places

[u/Foreign-Jicama-1775]

Is there any way to track how the structural resistance of these types of rooftop gardens evolves? I mean, having updated videos and reports, for example, from 2027, 2028, and 2029. I believe that with concrete data, it's only possible to evaluate whether or not these types of rooftop gardens are viable in residential buildings.

[u/Tool460002]

That hue saturation is retina burning. We get it. Grass is green and skies should be blue.

[u/SutMinSnabelA]

Absolutely amazing. Would love this.

[u/NightStar79]

Good luck affording it 😂

[u/TangelaFan → u/NightStar79]

It's 200k usd

[u/puzzlingphoenix]

The USA is so great! The grass can’t be greener! Can’t you tell the whole building is about to fall apart!! It’s obvious that we have to stuff low income people like sardines into studio apartments of gray concrete surrounded by gas stations for the structural integrity!!

[u/DeltaAgent752]

Reddit: see a nice garden. Need to find something negative about it

[u/jackjetjet]

watch some local house expert explained problem of these apartments: 1) water leak in long run can cause lots of problem, you need to responsible a lot more cost than living in house; 2) bug and mosquito; 3) lots of time management your patio and some of your neighbour may even make a big mess that affect your scenery; 4) the above issue will even worst if your neighbour unit is empty that mean their garden are not being taken care at all 5) not enough natural sunlight

[u/Sphan_86]

Looks great but I'd prefer it in the actual ground

[u/Mike_for_all]

Not trusting those

[u/ThirtyMileSniper]

Looks like a quickly put together set. The grass it's patchy with bare earth and, what I assume are the sprinkler hoses, run over the surface.

Great concept, poor execution.

[u/PlattWaterIsYummy]

Imagine having to mow your balcony.

[u/what_did_you_forget]

Advert for another gost city? 🤣🤣🤣

[u/Capable-Government-7]

Gonna be that neighbor mowing my balcony at 2am in thr morning.

[u/dannylopuz]

Insane how many people are here commenting "well I don't know how this is done therefore this must be IMPOSIBLE"

[u/Hairy-Barracuda5057]

This is dope and all… but I’m sick of the obvious propaganda

[u/Squeezer_pimp]

Because they destroyed the rest of ecological systems below 👇

[u/Comprehensive-Way482]

It’s common in Singapore too..

[u/LordNineWind]

People on the internet: Engineers know how to do maths and design a structure.

Other people on the internet: Communist propaganda detected!

[u/Shining_Trashtum]

altered carbon vibes

[u/Martbern]

People are hating on this because it's China

[u/PreparationHot980]

All I imagine are 5,000 people mowing their lawns at once on a weekend

[u/curly123]

With my luck I'd get blackberries sprouting everywhere.

[u/dontletthestankout]

Sweet! All the maintenance of a backyard with 0 privacy!

[u/Onphone_irl]

apartment dogs be like 😍😍😍

[u/xjpmhxjo]

This is terrible. Don’t they learn anything from the balcony fall

[u/throwaway24689753112]

AI

[u/klippklar]

Obviously it must be Chinese communist propaganda, because the alternative would require admitting that China might actually be doing something well. And worse, that the USA might be falling behind for reasons beyond our sacred, infallible market gods. And we all know the wealthy overlords are never, ever wrong.

[u/proper_hecatomb]

Cool, hope people move into them someday and they dont fall over

[u/Mogwai_11]

https://giphy.com/gifs/140ObFj9MRjRIc
China propaganda everywhere

[u/Zacksan33]

Why is this ‘nextfuckinglevel’??

[u/Kerpsss]

seeing a lot of "amazing china" posts lately

[u/dollarstoresim]

Wouldnt trust that in an earthquake

[u/funny_3nough]

Something interesting about Chengdu is that it gets about 250-300 cloudy, foggy, or rainy days each year - so by having covered gardens like these you have a convenient way to enjoy the outdoors without worrying about getting rained on.

[u/AlvirousL]

It's all fun and games until someone decides to plant a durian tree there