Living off the Black Earth | Sina
Zou Biyu—Sina “Witness” Channel
As China’s economy slows, the golden age of coal is coming to an end. Photographer Zou Biyu traveled to Jixi, in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province. Jixi was once a prosperous mining town, but the the decline of the industry has left the local people in poverty and despair.
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As China’s economy slows, the golden age of coal is coming to an end. Photographer Zou Biyu traveled to Jixi, in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province. Jixi was once a prosperous mining town, but the the decline of the industry has left the local people in poverty and despair.