Rescued and Rebuilt and Restored

QianQian MaMa and GaoYan out driving around found an amazing little park in XiXi Wetlands. About fifty old homes are being rebuilt and restored. From different small towns in Zhejiang and Anhui province the homes are taken apart brick by brick, board by board, roof tile by roof tile. The materials are trucked to this little area of XiXi Wetlands.





Ten years ago I thought it was such a great discovery to see quaint old homes in small villages or big cities. I always had an empty feeling, however, knowing the old house would not be there much longer. In China quaint must always face reality. No one wants to live in a 100 year old house with no plumbing or electricity. The 100 year old one family house in the city center is taking up room for a 20 family concrete apartment block.

So cool these homes can be rescued, rebuilt, and restored.