We are scurrying emmets or pismires with our sad little comedies.

Luzhou 泸州 Luzhou, 143 kilometers east of Yibin, sits at the confluence of the Yangzi and the Tuo Jiang rivers. The main attraction in Lushan is Yunfeng Si (Cloud Peak Temple), (云峰寺) which is said to be large and beautiful. Luzhou is accessible by bus from Yibin and by boat from both Yibin and Chongqing.

A developer has already bought three other small adjoining buildings on the block and plans to demolish them to erect New York City’s latest opulent supertower: It would soar over 900 feet, some 80 stories, above the street in what the developer calls “Manhattan’s quintessential luxury neighborhood.”

I knew a stunned plunge of disappointment and a bitter anger. What right had he to issue such an arbitrary ukase?