By Didi Tang
Updated: November 23, 2012
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
Luo Baogen and his wife are the lone holdouts from a neighbourhood
that was demolished to make way for the main thoroughfare heading to a
newly built railway station on the outskirts of the city of Wenling in
Zhejiang province.
Dramatic images of Luo’s home have circulated widely online in China
this week, becoming the latest symbol of resistance in the frequent
standoffs between Chinese homeowners and local officials accused of
offering too little compensation to vacate neighbourhoods for major
redevelopment projects.
There’s even a name for the buildings that remain standing as their owners resist development. They are called “nail houses” because the homeowners refuse to be hammered down.
Nail house families occasionally have resorted to violence. Some
homeowners have even set themselves on fire in protests. Often, they
keep 24-hour vigils because developers will shy away from bulldozing
homes when people are inside.
Xiayangzhang village chief Chen Xuecai said in a telephone interview
Friday that city planners decided that Luo’s village of 1,600 had to be
moved for a new business district anchored by the train station. Chen
said most families agreed to government-offered compensation in 2007.
Luo, 67, and a handful of neighbours in other parts of the new district are holding out for more.
“We want a new house on a two-unit lot with simple interior
decoration,” Luo told local reporters Thursday in video footage
forwarded to The Associated Press.
Luo had just completed his house at a cost of about 600,000 yuan
($95,000) when the government first approached him with their standard
offer of 220,000 ($35,000) to move out — which he refused, Chen said.
The offer has since gone up to 260,000 yuan ($41,000).
“The Luo family is not rich,” Chen said, acknowledging that they can
ill afford such a big loss on their home. “But the policy is what it
is.”
The new road to the railroad station was completed in recent weeks, and has not yet been opened for traffic.
A home owned by a Chinese man in Chongqing was destroyed in 2007 after he lost a battle against developers. (Getty Images)
What is unusual in Luo’s case is that his house has been allowed to
stand for so long. It is common for local authorities in China to take
extreme measures, such as cutting off utilities or moving in to demolish
when residents are out for the day.
Luo told local reporters his electricity and water are still flowing,
and that he and his wife sleep in separate parts of the home to deter
any partial demolition.
Deputy village chief Luo Xuehua — a cousin to the duck farmer — said
he didn’t expect the dispute to go on much longer. He said he expects
Luo Baogen to reach an agreement with the government soon, though he
said the homeowner’s demands are unrealistic.
“We cannot just give whatever he demands,” Luo Xuehua said. “That’s impossible.”
ផ្លូវត្រូវបានសាងសង់ឡើងនៅជុំវិញផ្ទះដែលនៅសល់តែមួយគត់នៅ
ខេត្ត Zhejiang នៅប្រទេសចិន
បន្ទាប់ពីប្តីប្រពន្ធចំណាស់មួយគូដែលជាម្ចាស់ផ្ទះនេះបានបដិសេធ
មិនព្រមចុះហត្ថលេខាលើកិច្ចសន្យាយល់ព្រមដើម្បីអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យគេរុះរើ
ផ្ទះរបស់ពួកគេដើម្បីសាងសង់ផ្លូវកាត់ទីនេះ។
ប្តីប្រពន្ធ ម្ចាស់ផ្ទះនេះ បាននិយាយថា សំណងការខូចខាតចំពោះផ្ទះនេះដែលត្រូវបានផ្តល់ឲ្យនោះ គឺមិនគ្រប់គ្រាន់សម្រាប់តម្លៃធ្វើផ្ទះថ្មីនៅកន្លែងផ្សេងទៀត នោះទេ នេះបើយោងតាមបណ្តាញសារព័ត៌មានចិនក្នុងតំបន់។
ផ្ទះរបស់ពួកគេនេះ គឺជាផ្ទះដែលនៅសល់តែមួយគត់ប៉ុណ្ណោះនៅលើផ្លូវនេះដែលត្រូវបានកសាងឡើងកាត់ភូមិរបស់ពួកគាត់៕ S
ប្តីប្រពន្ធ ម្ចាស់ផ្ទះនេះ បាននិយាយថា សំណងការខូចខាតចំពោះផ្ទះនេះដែលត្រូវបានផ្តល់ឲ្យនោះ គឺមិនគ្រប់គ្រាន់សម្រាប់តម្លៃធ្វើផ្ទះថ្មីនៅកន្លែងផ្សេងទៀត នោះទេ នេះបើយោងតាមបណ្តាញសារព័ត៌មានចិនក្នុងតំបន់។
ផ្ទះរបស់ពួកគេនេះ គឺជាផ្ទះដែលនៅសល់តែមួយគត់ប៉ុណ្ណោះនៅលើផ្លូវនេះដែលត្រូវបានកសាងឡើងកាត់ភូមិរបស់ពួកគាត់៕ S
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