Road built around house in China after owners refuse to sell
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A car stops beside a house in the middle of a newly built road in Wenling, Zhejiang province on Nov 22, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A car drives past a house which stands alone in middle of a newly built road in Wenling, Zhejiang province on Nov 22, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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An old man looks down from his house which stands alone in the middle of a newly built road in Wenling, Zhejiang province on Nov 22, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A car stops beside a house in the middle of a newly built road in Wenling, Zhejiang province on Nov 22, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A car drives past a house which stands alone in middle of a newly built road in Wenling, Zhejiang province on Nov 22, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
An old man looks down from his house which stands alone in the middle of a newly built road in Wenling, Zhejiang province on Nov 22, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
ZHEJIANG, China (REUTERS) - A road was built around a solitary house in China after an elderly couple refused to sign an agreement to allow their house to be demolished.
They say that compensation offered is not enough to cover rebuilding costs, according to local media.
Their house is the only building left standing on the road, which was paved through their village.