These Residents in China Took a Stand Against Land Developers What Unfolded Was Insane

These Residents in China Took a Stand Against Land Developers. What Unfolded Was Insane

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In a field in central China, a war is waging. From his post in a ramshackle watchtower, a farmer fires a homemade bazooka at the strangers who seek to claim his land.

It is one of the last stands in a battle that has been raging for years. For Yang Youde and others like him, this is their final chance to defend their homes against a seemingly unstoppable tide of highways, apartment complexes and shopping malls.
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Welcome to the world of China’s “nail houses.” As economic development continues in the country at breakneck pace, what was once a land of rice fields and rural farmhouses is becoming swamped by the bright lights and trappings of capitalist society.

But as ancient villages are razed to be replaced by modern buildings, a sprinkling of households across China have been clinging to the last vestiges of the old days. Across the country, some stubborn residents have been refusing to sell up, creating problems for the developers – and a new breed of cult heroes for a country in flux.

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*Thank you :Robin Lewis

#watchjojo

[michelemoquin]

Good for the home owners who didn't sell out .