The struggle of the Chinese with the authorities

Nail houses are the most common, most often small houses standing in the middle of roads or modern high-rises, like lonely and stubborn nails that are difficult to hammer into a tree. Residents of such houses resist large construction companies or local authorities for various reasons. But most often they refuse to leave their homes because, in their opinion, compensation is too small. Similar cases can be found in other countries, but in In China, they are perhaps more common and are vivid and rare examples of the resistance of an obedient and disciplined people to the authorities.

The main thing in China's life is economic growth, and the authorities do not stand on ceremony when faced with manifestations of disagreement on any issues. It is not surprising that the owners of nail houses arouse universal interest and turn into national heroes. In order not to "breed" the number of troublemakers, the government banned journalists and bloggers from writing about such cases, because they have become a symbol of resistance to the system.

One of the most famous cases of nail houses arose in 2007, when the house of the owner of the Wu Ping restaurant in Chongqing remained such a stubborn "nail" in the very center of a huge construction site. Wu Ping and her house have become a city landmark. Huge crowds of onlookers gathered to watch her leave her house and return to it. It was extremely difficult to do this, given the construction site.

However, the history of the Pin, as well as the vast majority of such stories, ended quite peacefully. In the end, she made an agreement with a construction company and left her home.

Another nail house. This three-storey house with a Chinese flag on the roof, the last building in the area, remained standing in the middle of a new highway in Henan Province. According to local media, the owner of the house does not agree with the compensation offered by the government and categorically refused to move out and move. The road bypassed the house and went over the horizon. And the owner continues to live in a house surrounded by a road.

A dilapidated apartment building stands in the middle of a newly built busy highway in Wenling City, Zhejiang Province. The elderly owners of the house, Luo Baogen and his wife, fought for four years with the city authorities, who offered them too small, in their opinion, an amount. In the end, they agreed to move, having received $41,300 for their house.

Demolition of a nail house at a construction site in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. The owners of the house unsuccessfully demanded from the builders through the court to increase compensation, before they nevertheless agreed to its demolition. A modern residential neighborhood will soon grow on this place.

Probably the most famous nail house in China. His photos went around all the world's media. The owner of this house has not reached an agreement with the local authorities on compensation for the demolition. And the tiny peasant house, embedded in the ground, remained standing on the asphalt road, surrounded by tall new buildings. The house is located in Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

A six-storey house in the central business district of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. The house belongs to one family. Choi Chu Cheung and his wife considered the compensation offered by the builders who decided to build a financial center on this site too small. The spouses demand that the construction company raise the amount of compensation from $ 840 per sq. m. meter up to 2300.