In the dry hills of Xihaigu, it is as if the village of Banzigou never existed.
The only building left is the old local government headquarters, its gates barred with a rusted padlock.
A basketball hoop still stands outside, its net gone and its frame twisted from when they tried to pull it down.
Grass grows over the old court.
All the houses have been demolished and the trees planted in their place are…