Rooftop 'forest' covers illegal construction in Guangzhou  

广州一小区疑业主楼顶建“原始森林”掩护加盖

近日，记者接到读者陈先生报料，住在天河北林和东路的他，看见附近某小区楼盘顶层盘踞着一团异常茂密的“绿色植物”，“远看像是天台的花花草草太过繁茂，但走近一看，却很像是一个用绿色植物做‘掩护’的违章建筑。” [查看全文]

(ECNS) – A cluster of plants resembling a forest on top of an apartment in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, is suspected of covering an illegal construction project, according to people.com.cn.

Creepers and fake plants cover green boards and safety nets on top of a 17-story building in Haitang Ge, a neighborhood in Baiyun district.

A construction director with an unnamed real estate enterprise said the safety nets were very likely used for adding construction on the roof.

According to its appearance, the construction project might be two stories high, the director added. "It would put the safety of the apartment at risk."

The director also said that even if the construction is built for maintenance, it should have been approved by the building's other house owners and the management department.

The construction is being carried out by a resident on the 18th floor, and what it's for is still unknown, according to a security guard.

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A man was found to have illegally built a two-story villa with a garden and landscape features on the rooftop of a high-rise apartment building in Beijing, raising safety concerns in the area.

The 1,000-square-meter villa, which sits on top of a 26-story building of the Renji Shanzhuang, a residential compound in Beijing's Haidian district, is surrounded by artificial rocks, trees and other landscape features, reported the Beijing Morning Post.