it continues its rise to power. Last year on an unnamed Nanjing-based listserv one of my Chinese friends sent out the message: "I thought you guys would not have any interests about this issue. However, as you all realized this situation right now, I just want to notice you that there is going to be a sit-down strike/action at ?????, 3pm this Saturday(March 19th). You are welcomed to join me if you are brave. On another hand, you are noticed to keep certain distance away from that area." He was taken in for "tea" with the cops afterwards. I saw some of the relocation happening. They cut out the roots. I was walking down Qingdao Lu and saw big trucks carrying trees for replanting, but it was a total farce, because they were cut above ground-level. Almost as good as the foundation on the Beijing-Xi'an high-speed rail. As your pictures show, this was all done at night. I was walking home from the bar at 2 AM when I saw this. What a waste. Surely they could have either moved the planned metro lines a bit or spent more money on excavating the tunnels while preserving the trees (and as they've shown by their demolition of the viaducts, money is not an issue).