https://www.scmp.com/rss/500079/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Strict lockdowns in China during the coronavirus pandemic have brought to attention a reality that many people had taken for granted: food security is no guarantee. For a small group of Chinese people who have gone through lockdowns, they have transformed their balconies into gardens to achieve “fruit and vegetable freedom” and help improve their mental health. Shi Huanglei, 39, a Shanghai medical worker who lives with her husband and 11-year-old daughter, said her garden has helped them eat... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/social-welfare/article/3173534/balcony-gardens-provide-food-security-and-stress?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/social-welfare/article/3173534/balcony-gardens-provide-food-security-and-stress?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Apr 2022 04:57:41 +0000 In Shenzhen, 24 metres (80 feet) above a 1,700-year-old southern China neighbourhood, a rooftop bamboo garden has been designed for visitors to bounce on trampolines, swing in hanging chairs, dance and much more. This public space is the icing on the cake of the Idea Factory, a new office building that developer Vanke commissioned Dutch architects MVRDV to craft from a plain old factory building. Their design formula was to create a contemporary open-office environment that simultaneously opens... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3167779/architects-recycle-chinese-factory-new-old-structure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3167779/architects-recycle-chinese-factory-new-old-structure?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Feb 2022 23:15:19 +0000 Lei Yan shows us her vegetables, pokes at some bees, and takes us around her urban farm in Chongqing. She is one of the many migrants laborers who moved from the rural countryside of China to the megacity that’s home over 30 million people to be a factory worker. In between the work grind and city life, she’s found solace in a patch of green land where she’s able to grow her own food and upkeep her farming skills. https://www.scmp.com/videos/little-farmer-big-city/article/3000125?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/videos/little-farmer-big-city/article/3000125?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Sep 2018 04:48:32 +0000