China Shows its Support of the Environment.

[Loeln]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... ernational

[quote]SHANGHAI — Villagers in southwestern China are scratching their heads over the county government's decision to paint an entire barren mountainside green.

Workers who began spraying Laoshou mountain last August told villagers they were doing so on orders of the county government but were not told why, media reports said Wednesday.

Some villagers guessed officials of the surrounding Fumin county, 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 it was an unusual attempt at “greeningâ€

[jent]

Oh man....nothing to really say except that is SO discusting and disturbing at the same time.

[Chris]

Wahahaha! Enjoy the Toxic waste you stupid chinese goverment dudes!

China = FAIL

[Steve the Pocket]

You can't MAKE crap like this up.

[Tom Flapwell]

It does sound like a goofy joke, doesn't it.

[Bocaj Claw]

Stupidity is universal. The US did something similar in one of its national parks.

[Angstwolf]

This is quite honestly the dumbest thing I've ever seen a government do. Not saying it'll have the biggest effect, because it won't, but it's definitely the dumbest.

[Comrade K]

Wow. How useless. I love when governments spend money on useless crap instead of actually doing something.