We're staying put: The homeowners who refused to move

Land is hot property in China. Developers often offer compensation to homes they wish to demolish in order build high rise complexes.  But sometimes stubborn residents resist - with striking results as developments race ahead around them. These symbols of defiance are called "nail houses" - named simply because they stick up out of the land. 

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  1. A couple's home in Zaozhuang, northern China's Shandong Province has been left on its own isolated 'island' after real estate developers dug out the ground around it. The couple, who
  2. A residential building stands alone in a construction site in 2007. Li Zemin, one of the owners refuses to allow the workers to enter (Rex Features)
  3. 17 families refused to move out in 2008 even though contractors had already begun to demolish the building (Rex Features)
  4. The owner of the 7th floor apartment refused to move out, so a developer demolished most of the apartments below (Rex Features)
  5. Luo, the owner of the house, refused to sign an agreement to allow his house to be demolished by the authorities, as the compensation offered to him was not enough, according to local media (PA)

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