In 2010, the Greenland Group bought up hectares of land around Shenyang, China, and started a construction project called the State Guest Mansion. The project aimed to build a retreat for the rich people in the region. Soon, 260 European-style villas with marble floors appeared in the area. However, the estate developer left the project unfinished in 2018 without any clear explanation. Therefore, the property turned into a luxury ghost village. Today, the village is not completely abandoned, but some farmers use the place for raising cattle, and they plow the gardens.
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Local farmers use the ghost village to keep their cattle and plow the gardens between mansions.
Although there is no certain reason why the estate is left half-finished, local people claim that it is because the government cut off the excessive funding, leaving several developers with massive debt. As a result, several ghost towns have appeared around China. So, the State Guest Mansion can simply be one of these failed projects.
