Government building trumps school

Plans to build a school for 700 students near a Chongqing lake were scrapped because government officials wanted the land for their own use.

The Chongqing municipal government first declared 13 hectares of land alongside Changshou lake as suitable for Changshou middle school on Dec 31, 2004, following a request from the district council.

Today, however, in place of the school stand county government office buildings, the management commission of Changshou Lake scenic zone and a two-story residence connecting both.