Villagers in southwestern China are puzzled by a county government's decision to paint an entire barren mountainside green.
Workers who began spraying Laoshou mountain in August told villagers that they were doing so on orders of the county government but were not told why, media reports said Wednesday.
Some villagers guessed that officials of the surrounding county, Fumin, whose office building faces the mountain, were trying to change the area's feng shui -- the ancient Chinese belief of harmonizing one's physical environment for maximum health and financial benefit.
Others speculated that it was an unusual attempt at "greening" the area in keeping with calls for more attention to environmental protection.
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Well I hope that is a bio-degradable paint.
Though as the officials offices faced the mountain I suspect that they just wanted a pleasanter view. A very large landscape painting.
Wonderful! I've been looking for inspiration for a short skit I should write for a PhD party (the last one was about Luxembourg taking over the world. With an army of Sids).
Now I have the silly idea, all I need is a plot.
Bob
This may be photosynthetic paint, a promising new energy source.