Struggle of an Urban Village | Tencent
Zhang Zhiyou—Tencent News
Local government’s expropriation of urban villages for developers is not a new story in China, the lengths that many villagers go to to hold on to their land have been a popular subject for photographers for several years. Independent photographer Zhang Zhiyou chose Xian, one of the few remaining urban villages in the metropolis of Guangzhou, to focus on. Xian’s residents struggle to maintain their way of life while prices of nearby high-rises have soared to 80,000 yuan per square meter (U.S.$1,118 per square foot).
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Local government’s expropriation of urban villages for developers is not a new story in China, the lengths that many villagers go to to hold on to their land have been a popular subject for photographers for several years. Independent photographer Zhang Zhiyou chose Xian, one of the few remaining urban villages in the metropolis of Guangzhou, to focus on. Xian’s residents struggle to maintain their way of life while prices of nearby high-rises have soared to 80,000 yuan per square meter (U.S.$1,118 per square foot).