http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1339536/Ghost-towns-China-Satellite-images-cities-lying-completely-deserted.html

wonder why they are going thru so much effort to create these cities

One of the answers that someone already replied on that site could be the answer.:shrug:

"I wonder how many of these houses have been financed by our clever bankers!"- Robineff, Hampshire