China Casual Discussion Chinese nail houses

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Nail house
Traditional Chinese 釘子戶
Simplified Chinese 钉子户
neologism for homes belonging to people (sometimes called "stubborn nails") who refuse to make room for real estate development. The term, a pun coined by developers, refers to nails that are stuck in wood, and cannot be pounded down with a hammer.

Funny Nail Houses in China

 

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"Nail House": Building built around Tombstones, Graves
A fancy apartment building was slated to be built in Taiyuan in Shanxi Province, but one family refused to move the remains of their ancestors, claiming they were not being paid enough for the inconvenience and suffering.

 

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Saw the same while landing at Narita Airport, whole taxiway is bent because of a tiny house.

But there is a bigger curiosity to this airport.

 

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People are very greedy

 

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Taiwan TV: A nail house in Chinese Guangdong province holds their ground for 17 years, refuses to move unless the government pays them 300 million Yuan ($47 million)