Stories from Yidong · China

Excavators were observed operating on land in the Yidong region suspected of illegal construction without proper permits.

Villagers in Yidong County are holding land certificates that incorrectly identify plots as basic farmland. The error stems from a lack of data sharing between natural resources and agricultural departments during a 2018 earthquake. Yidong County Magistrate Fu Wei acknowledged work loopholes in the original certification process. The county government plans to conduct a county-wide investigation to identify remaining errors. Natural resources and agricultural departments in Yidong County failed to share data, causing rural land contract certificates to incorrectly list land as basic farmland. Authorities plan to implement measures to correct these errors and prevent future project misunderstandings. Villagers in Yongquan Village reported that land was seized in 2018 for a proposed ecological tourism project that has not been built after eight years.