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Big Tree County and Sulphur mining

Big Tree County (大树县), in Sichuan Province, is the site of a large sulfur mine. In 1992 Hao Zhiqiang produced a 60-minute documentary on how the mine wiped out the trees that gave the county its name. More information about the film can be found at the Asia Society China Green page.

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