Racing cars, bamboo forests, rockets, and a castle in the sky — these scenes may seem entirely unrelated, but two decades ago in Zhejiang, they shared a common name: mining pits. Today, the green seed that sprouted from the abandoned mining pits has spread beyond Zhejiang, taking root across China's 9.6 million sq km of land. | In Zhejiang

Laputa: Castle in the Sky is a 1986 Japanese animated adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki that marked the cinematic feature debut of Studio Ghibli. The movie stars Mayumi Tanaka, Keiko Yokozawa, Kotoe Hatsui and Minori Terada. | Killer Kitsch