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Nail House

Posted by Simon Elegant Friday, March 23, 2007 at 4:40 am
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I was going to say file this under the "Only in China" category but reflected that disputes between developers and stubborn residents are pretty common. Still, there's something about this one, which is currently underway in the Sichuan city of Chongqing that is particularly dramatic, not to mention emblematic of the tide of destruction sweeping through China's cities. The house owners are apparently holding out for 2.5 million dollars. They've been without water or electricity for two years and today has been set as a deadline by the city court for them to move out. It's called a "nail house" in Chinese because it's so hard to pull out.

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    [...] ready to tear down homes without anyone's consent. With the determination reminiscent of the nail house owners, one man declares, “Why would I be scared of the government? We're going to take this to [...]

    Before the Flo…
    March 31, 2009
    at 8:29 am
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    [...] ready to tear down homes without anyone’s consent. With the determination reminiscent of the nail house owners, one man declares, “Why would I be scared of the government? We’re going to take [...]

    Before the Flo…
    April 1, 2009
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