Faux windows cause controversy in Qingdao   

青岛回应“经适房窗户是画的”：装饰性外窗涂饰

有网友在微博及众多网络论坛发帖称，“青岛宜昌路上，经适房宜昌美景的窗户竟然是画上去的，灯也装的歪歪扭扭！神奇的是，栏杆也是捏扁的！国家建设保障房拨款就是这样用的？”质疑施工方偷工减料，事实是否如此？记者赶到该小区进行了实地调查、采访。[查看全文]

(ECNS) – A row of affordable houses on Yichang road in Qingdao have been painted with fake windows in what some believe is an effort by the construction company to cut corners, according to cnr.cn.

A construction worker at the site said the windows are decorations, and because they are on the walls of stairwells, they won't affect residents.

A department at the local government confirmed that, saying the housing project was built in accordance with planning, and that the faux windows were made to decorate facades.

The Qingdao municipal government claimed on its official Weibo account Wednesday night that they had ordered the construction company to rectify the ornamental windows, which have been "misunderstood" and caused an "adverse social effect."

More photos: Fake windows installed on walls of affordable housing complex