Chinese man defies demolition orders to build madcap rural home

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Surrounded by the rubble of demolished homes, Chen Tianming has transformed his parent's stone bungalow into a local spectacle. Authorities razed most of Chen Tianming's village in Guizhou province in 2018 to build a lucrative tourist resort in a region known for its rice paddies and mountain landscapes. Chen refused to leave and, after the project faltered, defied a flurry of demolition notices to build his family's home higher and higher.

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00:00What is this?

00:20First, we need to do this.

00:24We need to make a little more.

00:30I'm going to take a look at it.

00:32I'm going to take a look at it.

00:59I'm going to take a look at it.

01:01It's a dream.

01:03It's a dream.

01:10Everyone knows that one is

01:13to do the best,

01:15or to do the best.

01:17To be honest,

01:19not to be ashamed.

01:21To be honest,

01:23to be honest,

01:25to be honest,

01:27to be honest.

01:29Don't take care of other people's views.

01:33Otherwise,

01:35if you take care of other people's views,

01:37many things you can't do.

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