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‘I do regret it a bit’: Stubborn grandfather has motorway built around his house after refusing £180k to move (www.aol.co.uk)

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A stubborn grandfather had a motorway built around his house in China after refusing to move, despite being offered £180,000 in compensation.

Huang Ping’s two-storey home in Jinxi, China, is now surrounded by a construction site with constant dust, noisy builders and vibrating walls.

He says he now regrets not taking the Chinese government’s money and fears what living in his property will be like once the expressway opens in Spring.

“If I could turn back time, I would agree to the demolition conditions they offered. Now it feels like I lost a big bet,” he said.

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[–] Nighed@feddit.uk 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

There is an even better one with multiple houses and a pub!

Shepherd and flock roundabout

The inside access road onto the roundabout is an interesting one to experience.

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

That’s amazing!!!

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Weird to see this come up. Let's just say I regularly drive past here.

[–] Nighed@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago

It was quite a nice pub last time I visited. Not ideal to get to on a road bike though.