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Promising “vertical forest” in China overrun by plants and plagued by mosquito infestation

SCMP, 16 Sep 2020
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A housing project in southwestern China’s Sichuan province promised residents an idyllic life in a ‘vertical forest’, with manicured gardens on every balcony. But it ended up looking post-apocalyptic and overrun by plants, and also attracted mosquitoes. Only about 10 families out of 826 apartments have moved in.

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