across on a road. For what it is worth, it is absurd! Sitting on the
middle of this road is a five storey block with occupants who have
refused to move out or allowed the building to be demolished even as
cars drive around it.
Luo Baogen and his wife insist on living in the half-demolished
building in the city of Wenling, in Zhejiang province, China because
they believe that the relocation compensation offered by the
government is not enough.
However to ensure their safety, adjacent rooms in the building have
been left intact but all their neighbours have moved out.
Earlier this year, Hong Chunqin, 75, and her husband Kung, who live in
the two dilapidated buildings with their two sons, had initially
agreed to sell the property in Taizhou, in Zhejiang province and
accepted £8,000 in compensation. But then she changed her mind and
refunded the money once work on the road had started.