It has been three and a half years since Ou Ning was forced by the authorities to leave Bishan Village. His house, the Buffalo Institute, has mostly been left empty. Weeds grow in the front courtyard as nobody tends to the house anymore. Most of the artists associated with Ou Ning have left Bishan, it is difficult to get permission to do any public, cultural events. Both the county and the village committee are weary. However, the village seems to prosper and continue its fast paced development - just like the rest of China.
The newly renovated village square right across from the office of the village commitee.
"幸福都是奋斗出来的" (Happiness Comes Through Struggle), as said by Xi Jinping in his 2017-2018 New Year's speech. Wall of the village committee.
Kunlun International Youth Hostel opened in Bishan in 2017.
More fieldwork notes from Bishan:
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