nanqiang village

one of the villages i visited was nanqiang village, a showcase village for democracy and law - whatever that's supposed to mean. but maybe that's why they have concrete paths instead of gravel paths like in most other villages? anyway, it's good to know that "the villagers have a happy life today", as the board with the information about the well informs us. the chinese characters on the house mean sth like "both boys and girls mean hope for our people". i was told that in hainan the boy-girl ratio is the worst in the country, and slogans like that can be found all over the province.

there's a lot of constructing going on in bo'ao, and real estate prices are rising constantly. soon, 9 more villages will be demolished, and their inhabitants will have to move to a different part of town. the villagers have mixed feelings about this. as they'll lose their land most of the villagers will have to find a job in the third industry.