A housing boom, if you are a bird

Updated: 2011-07-24 06:21

By Jeffery Delviscio(The New York Times)

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 A housing boom, if you are a bird

Indonesians build giant houses to lure birds whose nests are prized for use in soup by the Chinese. Swiftlet nests, right, on sale in Jakarta. One package can cost $150 dollars. Photographs by Jeffery Delviscio / The New York Times

A housing boom, if you are a bird

The New York Times

(China Daily 07/24/2011 page10)