Pictured here, rows of cookie-cutter villas sit in the shadow of Forest City's high-rise towers. Many seem to still be under construction, while signs of neglect are apparent from the roof terraces, some of which are flooded and mouldering.

Unfortunately, China's property crisis in 2021 couldn't have come at a worse time for the fledgling city. Country Garden, once a behemoth of China's housing sector, now reportedly faces debts of $200 billion (£157bn). While the beleaguered developers told the BBC that they were "optimistic" that Forest City would be completed, that likelihood appears to be dwindling. Country Garden is now in the midst of a liquidation hearing to decide the future of the company.

Modern ghost towns where no-one lives