In a story that reminds David versus Goliath, a stubborn owner has remained firm against the tide of real estate development, transforming his modest family home into a great wonder of 10 floors.
According to the reports, Chen Tianming, an owner resolved in the province of Guizhou of China, ignored a wave of demolition notices and promises of compensation when most of his village was razed in the dust in 2018 to build a lucrative tour of Tour that the wind never arrived.
Instead, Chen refused to leave the house that his grandfather built in the 1980s, turning the humble stone bungalow of his family into a Warren of stairs, balconies, balconies and other accessories of 10 floors of 10 floors.
The highest floors where Hey sleeps in the wind, according to the reports of the media and strings and cables tied to the ground, as if everything went one day.
Built with faded layers and contorted beams, the wobble structure has been compared
In the Chinese media to the fantastic creations of the legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki.
“I started building by practicality, trying to renew and expand our house,” Cen told the media.
“But then it became an interest and a hobby I enjoyed.
“People to say that they are not safe and must be demolished … but I will never let anyone tear it down.”
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Despite the warnings about security and demolition demands, Chen remains unwavering.
His home, now a ‘nail house’, a term for property whose owners refuse to relocate, stands out as a will for their determination.
A peculiarity of the unbridled development of China and partial laws of private property, the houses sometimes appear in the holders to delay construction projects that turn money or force developers to divert roads or build around older houses in poor condition.
But even when Chen advanced, completing the fifth floor in 2019, the sixth in 2022 and the seventh in 2023, he continued receiving demolition threats.
In 2024, his house was designated an illegal construction, and he was ordered to destroy everything except the original bungalow in five days.
He said that thousands of pounds have passed fighting the notices in court, despite losing several preliminary hearings.
But he continues to appeal and the next audience has been delayed the bone.
“I am not worried. Now that it is nobody who develops the country, there is no need to demolish the place,” he said.
In recent years, Ironical, Chen’s house has begun to attract a constant drip of tourists.
In Chinese social networks, users describe it as the strangest nail house in China, comparing it with Madcap buildings in Miyazaki Ghibli ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ and ‘Spirited Away’.
In a region known for its impressive landscapes, Chen’s challenge has turned his dwelling into an unexpected attraction, with visitors who compared him to the fantastic creations of Miyazaki as ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’.
Chen said the house makes many visitors remember their capricious childhood fantasies.
“(People) dream of building a house for themselves with their own hands … but most cannot make it happen,” Hey said.
“I not only thought about it, I made it a reality.”
Meanwhile, local authorities once had great plans to build a 800 -acres tourist complex that includes an artificial theater and lake in the region known for its spectacular rice fields and mountain landscapes from another world.
However, like many projects in Guizhou, he was canelated, leaving Chen virtual only in the middle of the ruins.
