12. A “Nail House”
Houses stand firm amidst construction and development.
This is a photo of a “nail house” in the middle of a new highway in Wenling, China. A dingzhu—or “nail house”, also technically known as a holdout, is a property of a resident who refused to accept the compensation for its demolition, The Guardian explained. Many Chinese residents do not accept the government’s monetary offer to make way for new construction because they consider the sum to be too low. This forces the builders to intricately construct their way around it, leaving it behind as an eyesore and a bother. Being an eyesore aside, it actually looks pretty interesting.
