Urban Creep

urban creep in rural China


I was walking home the other day and found a trail that wound along the edge of our little town instead of using the streets. The fringe of our little town continues to move outward: mountains are falling and valleys are rising.

The flat place in the foreground is being levelled for new businesses and housing developments. In the background, the mountains are being cut back to allow for a smooth, flat highway to run through town to replace the winding, dirt road of yesterday.

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