The Green island ......................

Sunday, 10 June 2018

Sunday 10th June 2018 



Today is all about meeting prep and exploring what can be grown on concrete and what plants, I can actually get hold of (just your casual Sunday).

But I did fall in love with this today ...........


Shengshan island in China's eastern Zhejiang province is home to Houtouwan, an abandoned village that has become overgrown with thick green vegetation.





The tiny island was once home to a bustling fishing village with more than 2,000 fishermen and their families housed in more than 500 homes.



The remoteness of the island meant that the standards of education and quality of food deliveries suffered. Residents started to leave the island in the early 1990s in search of a better life.



By 1994 almost everyone had left, and only a few villagers remain today.





Over the years lush vegetation reclaimed the buildings, making the isolated island a popular tourist destination.









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