China government trying to crush communism

NYTimes.com: "With its emphasis on organic farming, earthy spirituality and unconventional forms of kinship, the New Oasis communes were a beacon for people of all stripes who sought escape from the smog, graft and social conservatism of contemporary Chinese life. Over the last five years, whole families, rural neighbors and disaffected young urbanites moved to Yunnan and built the three settlements of look-alike brick houses topped by red metal roofs on a total of 145 acres, or about 60 hectares, of farmland."