economy

The young Chinese choosing life in ‘ghost cities’

Urban castaways are making homes in half-empty towers left over from the world’s biggest housing boom

The young Chinese choosing life in ‘ghost cities’

TL;DR

  • Young people are moving into half-empty towers in China.
  • These buildings are leftovers from a massive housing boom.
  • This phenomenon is observed in what are sometimes called 'ghost cities'.