Why is a Barren Chinese Mountain Being Painted Green? – AP

From AP via International Herald Tribune:

Villagers in southwestern China are puzzled by a county government’s decision to paint an entire barren mountainside green.

Workers who began spraying Laoshou mountain in August told villagers that they were doing so on orders of the county government but were not told why, media reports said Wednesday.

Some villagers guessed that officials of the surrounding county, Fumin, whose office building faces the mountain, were trying to change the area’s feng shui ” the ancient Chinese belief of harmonizing one’s physical environment for maximum health and financial benefit.[Full Text]

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