BEIJING – Where do you build a mountain villa if you live in China’s crowded capital. One Beijing businessman decided to go right to the top — of his apartment building.
Zhang Biqing, spent six years creating a rocky garden — complete with trees, bushes and statues — on the rooftop of his building.
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He has described it as an “ornamental garden” and said he borrowed a lot of money to build his creation.
He has become an international media sensation, for both his creation and the problems he has apparently caused.
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But, the beauty of his project doesn’t sit well with his neighbours or city officials, who have ordered it to be torn down.
Paul Johnson has the story in the above report.
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