Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Today, “Life in Venice” is a ghost town with a sea view, many of its units left unsold (AP Photo/Dake Kang) China's real estate ...

The "Life in Venice" housing development, a multibillion-dollar replica of the Italian city on China’s coast, stands silent. Its tens of thousands of homes are hollow husks of concrete and alabaster.

China's real estate downturn has left vast housing developments abandoned, a stark reminder of the nation's popped debt-fuelled property bubble. Among these is "Life in Venice," a sprawling ...