First the entire village is shooed indoors, its power supply is cut, and finally bananas and other elephant treats are dumped on the opposite side of town to coax the uninvited guests to pass through.
Lianchao Lan
Based in Shanghai via Beijing, HK | reporting for @AFP.
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