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The Shanghai Nail House

Forced evictions are common. Not so common are those, like Xu Jun, who refuse to move at all costs and end up the proud owner of the "Shanghai Nail House".

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China Pictures

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KalanStar

3 months 1 week ago

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A “nail grave” in the middle of a construction site in Taiyuan, Shangxi province

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If you think the “nail house” in the middle of a new highway in Zhejiang province (which has already been demolished earlier this month) was a bizarre enough scene, check...

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General

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5 months 1 week ago

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No More House in the Middle of the Street

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Remember Chinese homeowner Luo Baogen and his wife, who refused to allow the government to demolish their home in Wenling, China, leaving it stranded in a river of asphalt? Apparently...

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China News

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Ryan

5 months 2 weeks ago

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A nail house in the middle of the road

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In Wenling, Zhejiang Province, in the middle of a new road, not far from the railway station, there is a "nail house".

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China News

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cinaoggi

6 months 1 day ago

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Incredible architecture design flaw in China

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Nanning. A block of houses do not allow works to go on and as a result -after 1 year- the construction of road bridge has been interrupted. Only after builiding...

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China News

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cinaoggi

1 year 4 months ago

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Nail House Owner Fights Forced Demolition with Home-Made Cannon

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In case you are wondering, everybody is cheering the Wuhan citizen on (besides those few who question the authenticity of the story, that is)

Beijing's first professional 'nail' scores

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Proof that the economy is creating new jobs. I'm hoping to see a translation of his hopefully soon-to-be-started Tianya blog on Veggie Discourse any day now.

Reduced to Memories: Tianjin's Hutongs (Tianjin's Forsaken Places)

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Made several trips into what was left of Tianjin's infamous "no-man's-land" during the final two months before the move-out deadline. I spent time talking with the remaining residents and taking...

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General

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Joel

4 years 8 months ago

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Where’s the Buzz: Nail House in China

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Last Tuesday, the response to the local authorities failure to demolish Yu’s Nail House in the heart of Beijing sparked colossal surges in query “Nail House” (钉子户) in China. “Nail...

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Weird China News

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demerzel

4 years 10 months ago

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China's first citizen reporter?

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From Global Voices: Out of what Zola says is a ’sensitivity to news’ and desire for fame, on Monday afternoon he hopped on the train, arriving in Chongqing two days...

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