From NPR (link):
Geese squawk as they swim around a murky pond halfway up a wooded hillside in the Chinese countryside.
But listen carefully, and there’s a background hum. It’s a reminder of the interloper in this rural scene. The massive Rongping chemical factory overshadows the once-tranquil village of Xiping in Fujian province.
China’s economic growth has created many winners, but also some losers. Modernization has brought with it a host of problems for the country’s farmers — among them, the loss of farmland to industry and the onset of industrial pollution.
