The biological simplification of farmland brings harm to ecology and soil health. With many empty villages in the countryside, the rural landscape — as the boundary between the city and nature — should present a different character in the future.

The site is located in Changgou village in the northeast of Taiyuan City in China. The development of the coal industry in the past caused many geological problems in villages around Taiyuan City. Subsidence along with underground water and fertility loss caused people to leave their original villages.

The project focuses on the surrounding landfill area and public space. It uses the companion planting method and planted terraces to solve the lack of fertility in backfill soil as well as water shortages. These methods and techniques form a new experimental agricultural landscape. Surface runoff and domestic sewage will be used for agricultural planting, and the backfill will gradually restore the soil structure and biodiversity.