Content area
Full Text
With a roaring blast, nine tower blocks disappeared. Fengjie, a historic town in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, came to an end after more than 2,300 years. The usually bustling streets are blocked by hills of debris. Only the ancient city gates still stand, but their stones are numbered in preparation for relocation to a new town eight kilometers away. It will have the same style of old Fengjie, but with more modern amenities.