Thought the state-abetted tree-cutting was just a Nanjing problem? Well, now, it's come to Shanghai too, and for the same reason.
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Trees lining Maoming North Road make way for subway
1,100 trees to make way for the Nanjing metro
In many countries, it is a crime to chop off an old tree, but in Nanjing, it's the government that seems to be abetting the tree-felling.
Guangdong village official slashes fields to build mega-tomb
A bookkeeping official in Dongfushan village, Guandong province allegedly razed 24 mou (亩) of land - roughly 4 acres - to provide himself and his family with a large "luxurious and imposing" cemetery plot according to a Guangzhou Daily article from last week.
Photo of the Day: Bare boughs
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