Historic buildings get new home

Whether motivated by sentimentality, a love of history or a culture of ancestor worship, one man in his late 60s has worked hard to shield his childhood home from the wrecking ball.

The redbrick building featuring ornate carvings sits in sharp contrast to the surrounding gray-white buildings in Anhui province, as do several hundred other structures that have been relocated here.

In the outdoor Bright Moon on the Lake Museum in Bengbu, more than 450 dilapidated but picturesque buildings have been given a new lease on life.