Photo taken at Gouqi, Anhui, China
Imagine a small fishing village on a charming island, getting bigger and bigger, wealthier and wealthier, and then being suddenly abandoned. That’s the story of Houtouwan, in China
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The wealth of the former residents of Houtouwan is still visible in the shape of the houses they’ve abandoned. Most of them are two-stories buildings, with nicely decorated walls and terraces.
Today nature is gradually taking over them. Unfortunately I came to soon to witness ivy completely recovering these houses with a green blanket.
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Only a handful of people are left living in Houtouwan. Like this 51 years old man, who still enjoys the view in the morning and cultivates the unused fecund land around the abandoned two-stories houses in the afternoon.
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It wasn’t easy, but I’ve finally reached the abandoned village of Houtouwan on Shengshan island. I will tell you more about this place in the following days.