Picture from Shengshan, Zhejiang, China
While the village of Houtouwan is abandoned, other villages on the island are still home to big fishing communities.
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#04 The real face of Maldives
My journey in the world most evanescent places continues in the middle of the Indian ocean, in one of the most famous islands in the world: Maldives. This country, entirely made of islands and atolls, is a famous destination for luxury vacations on paradisal resorts. However is also one of the most endangered environments on […]
Picture from Shengsi Islands
At the heart of the abandoned village of Houtouwan. Follow the facebook page of the Ephemera documentary to watch the exclusive 360 VR videos.
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Picture from Shengsi Islands
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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Picture from Shengsi Islands
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.
Picture from Houtouwan
Houtouwan was an important village on the fishing island of Shengshan, counting almost 3000 residents in the 80s. In the 90s people started to gradually move away because of the inconvenient transportation and limiting living area. By the 2000s the village was almost completely abandoned.
Photo from Shengsi Islands
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.
Photo from Shanghai
Just arrived in Shanghai. I will get some rest and take a look at the city before I leave for Gouqi island.
Photo from Dood Tsagaan Lake
Heading back to Ulan Bator to get my next flight. Thank you Mongolia. It has been cold but heart-warming adventure!
#3 How Kilimanjaro means life
After Pamukkale I headed straight South to Tanzania, to observe how the receding of Kilimanjaro glacier is changing life around it. Once in Moshi I find myself in a extremely vivid environment and rapidly get used to moving around with motorcycle-taxi or a dala-dala. But I still have road to go to get to my […]