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Fancy buildings in poverty-stricken counties

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-07-10 08:41 Comments

Editor's note: A total of 592 counties were targetted in the national poverty eradication campaign, according to a list published by The State Council Leading Group Office of Porverty Alleviation and Development in 2012. Some of them, however, use national funding to build lavish buildings. Let's look at some typical buildings.

Fancy buildings in poverty-stricken counties

A high-rise building, which will be used for the county's health inspection and supervision bureau, is under construction, in Shijian county, a national-level poverty-stricken county in Central China's Hubei province, July 7, 2015. The building reportedly costs 23 million yuan ($3.7 million). [Photo/CFP]

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