he said--to the amusement of Internet users--that his landlord is not allowed to use the garden. It's the latest bizarre rooftop structure to emerge from China in what appears to be a growing trend.

Residents of 60 households demolished the illegal facilities built on the rooftop and transformed it into a 1,100-square meter shared garden. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Lang) A rooftop ...

The gate was named Xinhuamen, or the Gate of New China. Today, the structure remains coated in the same deep red that graces the walls of all Beijing’s imperial buildings, with a roof of glazed ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...