<p>The Qiyi City Forest Garden was championed as China&#8217;s first eco-friendly housing project, featuring luscious plant-filled apartments. It&#8217;s been nicknamed the &#8220;concrete jungle&#8221; due to its urban forest vibes, and seemed like enviable living residences. But things have taken a turn for the worse in the housing project that no one saw coming.</p>

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<p>The Forest Garden residences contain 826 apartments packed with overflowing plants. It&#8217;s situated in Chengdu, the&nbsp;Sichuan province&#8217;s capital city, that famously has high pollution levels. This project had aspirations of providing locals with a pollution-filtering environment. But an insect infestation in the area has taken over.</p><p>The project consists of eight towers, each with several balconies. Each balcony contains 20 different types of plants which unfortunately, attract bugs. Mosquito&#8217;s in particular have settled in the area, as the moist and densely packed terraces are ideal breeding grounds for the blood-sucking insects.</p>

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<p>Since it&#8217;s never been done before, the planners didn&#8217;t know to expect that the place would be infested with mosquitos. But it seems that they were just as attracted to the beautifully manicured gardens as we were. Unfortunately, that&#8217;s had a huge impact on the number of people living in the complex. </p><h3>Where Is Everyone?</h3><p>Since the mosquitos moved in, families understandably haven&#8217;t wanted to make the concrete forest their home. There are only 10 families who have moved in, meaning that the neighboring spaces are unattended to and becoming overgrown. Naturally, it&#8217;s bothering the residents that are there.</p>

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<p>In light of the situation, the property developer has agreed to arrange for plant maintenance to take place four times per calendar year. Along with that, they&#8217;ve promised to provide more pest control in general. We&#8217;ll have to see what becomes of the once viral vertical garden flats in the future.</p>

This Luscious Urban Paradise Has Descended Into a Mosquito-Ridden Nightmare