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A resident of the Zhong cave hews a shoulder pole, in Zhongdong, China, April 14, 2018. Officials have told them to leave, and offered them modern hom...

An aerial view of the cave-village of Zhongdong, China, April 14, 2018. Officials have told them to leave, and offered them modern homes, but the resi...

A resident of Zhong cave herds his cattle out to pasture, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Officials have told them to leave, and offered them mod...

A young boy, home for the weekend from boarding school, plays games on his father's smartphone, at their home in the Zhong cave, in Zhongdong, China,...

Children, some of them home for the weekend from boarding school, play together near the cave's entrance, in Zhongdong, China, April 14, 2018. Officia...

A woman carries freshly cut greens up the valley to the Zhong cave, in Zhongdong, China, April 14, 2018. Officials have told them to leave, and offere...

Smoke from cooking fires hangs low in the Zhong cave as families prepare to head to the fields, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Officials have to...

A resident of the Zhong cave walks through the cavern's interior, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Officials have told them to leave, and offered...

A resident of the Zhong cave hews a shoulder pole, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Officials have told them to leave, and offered them modern hom...

A resident of the Zhong cave carries birdcages from their daytime perches to the cave at dusk, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Officials have tol...

A resident of the Zhong cave walks her family's cattle out to pasture on the hillsides of the community's isolated valley, in Zhongdong, China, April...

The village inside Zhong cave is centered around a basketball court that hints at a more vibrant time when the village's school was still open, attrac...

A woman plays with her niece in the Zhong cave, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Officials have told them to leave, and offered them modern homes,...

A woman cooks lunch in her families open air kitchen at the Zhong cave, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Officials have told them to leave, and of...

Children do chores during their weekend break from boarding school, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Officials have told them to leave, and offere...

Residents of the Zhong cave sit on the small lookout at the mouth, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Officials have told them to leave, and offered...

A resident of the Zhong cave collects dried corn cobs from the roof of her family's home, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Officials have told the...

The unfinished terminus of a half-built cable car system that was intended to bring tourists up to the Zhong cave, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018...

A resident of the Zhong cave cooks a recipe of millet and greens for her family's milk cows, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Officials have told...

A young boy returns to his family's home in the Zhong cave during his weekend break from boarding school, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Officia...

A young girl does chores during her weekend at home from boarding school, in the Zhong cave, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Officials have told...

A young resident of the Zhong cave, back from a week at boarding school, sits with her mother as she prepares dinner at their home, in Zhongdong, Chin...

An elderly resident of the cave sits and watches as her daughter prepares dinner at their home in Zhong cave, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Off...

Wong Quicai works in the terraced fields below the Zhong cave, pictured behind, in Zhongdong, China, April 13, 2018. Officials have told them to leave...

The interior of the Zhong cave is illuminated by electric lights after sunset, in Zhongdong, China, April 12, 2018. Officials have told them to leave,...

A resident of the Zhong cave returns to her home with her family's cows after a day grazing in the fields, in Zhongdong, China, April 12, 2018. Offici...

A resident of the Zhong cave smokes in the central room of his home, which is constructed from woven bamboo, in Zhongdong, China, April 12, 2018. Offi...