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Gansu province ‘beautifies’ its roadways by walling in rural villages

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<!– google_ad_section_start –> Rural poverty in China’s northwest is anything but a new topic. But those who want to see it for themselves may find it increasingly hard as the government ramps up efforts to conceal it – literally. Brick walls have been erected along the highways of Zhang county, located in Gansu province’s Dingxi City, to “hide” the “ugly” living conditions of villagers inhabiting the lands, the People’s Daily reported on Monday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>

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