Dinner for 15,000

[Randy W]

in the Shanghaiist. I haven't seen a map showing where this is - just, Yangji Village, somewhere near Guangzhou and the Zhujiang New Town

 

Making millionaires from peasants

 

15,000 villagers treated to huge banquet by property developers before they move into new high-rises

 

http://shanghaiist.com/attachments/alexlinder/big_banquet1.jpg

 

http://shanghaiist.com/attachments/alexlinder/big_banquet4.jpg

 

 

As Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong province, grew in population at the turn of the century, highly-populated areas such as Zhujiang New Town and Wuyang New Town surrounded the old Yangji Village, causing problems such as robbery and theft -- along with lack of sunlight, we assume. As such, the district government decided to demolish the village in 2010, and replace it with something more modern.

 

A compensation deal was struck so that the former villagers were given apartments in the newly-constructed buildings. This means that each villager now owns an apartment valued at around 10 million RMB, South China Morning Post reports.

To mark the completion of the project, and the new status of the villagers as apartment-dwellers, the property development group hosted a giant banquet. 1,500 tables seating 15,000 villagers were arranged out in an intersection in time for dinner.

 

Edited July 29, 2018 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Here it is, right in the middle of things. That's the Consulate and the Flowers City Square, down there near where it says Pearl River (Zhujiang) New Town

 

Edited October 8, 2016 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Demolition in progress - 2010 August 26th dusk

 

from ChinaSmack Jan., 2012

Guangzhou’s Yangjicun Gradually Demolished for Redevelopment

 

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