China house in road 11 25 2012

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It's called a "nail house," a term given to residents who refuse to leave home for government development projects.

The nail comes unstuck: House in the middle of a main road in China finally demolished

A half-demolished apartment building standing in the middle of a newly-built road thanks to a Chinese couple that refused to move in Wenling, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on Nov. 22, 2012.

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