Island House
A man in Chongqing has refused to move out of his home at the request of a developer, who wants to raze it to make way for a huge new shopping mall complex. He’s demanding 20 (or 200, according to this story) million yuan … and the developer is unwilling to pay. So they did this:
Wow. I sure don’t envy the commute. But he should pray for rain … then he’d have a moat!
March 18th, 2007 at 6:20 pm EST
interesting news
March 18th, 2007 at 6:50 pm EST
now its worth even more! look at the view!!!
March 18th, 2007 at 9:03 pm EST
This story even made it into a UK newspaper last week!:grin:
Amazing how fast these stories travel across the net!:arrow:
March 18th, 2007 at 11:03 pm EST
Maybe we can get some cheap housing here during our stay in China…..(only a webel…)
March 18th, 2007 at 11:13 pm EST
If he had a drawbridge…..
March 19th, 2007 at 3:11 pm EST
a moat would be sweet
March 22nd, 2007 at 2:18 pm EST
Interview with the homeowner here:
http://venture160.wordpress.com/2007/03/22/interview-with-chinas-most-incredible-holdout/
April 4th, 2007 at 8:18 pm EST
It looks like the saga is finally over.