Lost Chinese Village Consumed By Nature

The deserted village of Houtouwan on Shengshan Island, part of the Shengsi Archipelago off the eastern coast of China, has recently become popular on social media and a strange tourist attraction, just like something straight out of a fairytale.
In the past, it was a thriving fishing village, with more than 3,000 inhabitants during the 1980s. But the figure started to decrease when people decided to move out due to the village’s nature of remote and hard-to-access location.
Ultimately, it was depopulated and integrated into an adjacent village in 2002. After tens of years of abandonment, vacant houses in the ocean-facing, cliff-side village, some of which still furnished, have been swallowed by a blanket of lush climbing plants. A number of mesmerizing pictures of the abandoned village became popular in 2015, earning enormous fame for Houtouwan among Chinese netizens.
Shengsi Archipelago’s authorities were concerned about the impact of the sudden increase of tourists, instead of being positive about the new-found popularity. "Our telephone lines are jammed and we are getting more tourists to Houtouwan,", shared an official of Shengshan Island.
"Houtouwan of Shengshan hasn't been equipped with the conditions to open to tourists... We urge visitors to preserve its tranquility for now." However, until now, the village has somewhat become prepared for tourists.