Sunday, June 09, 2013

The Nail Grave



When a cemetery in Taiyuan, China interfered with plans for a high rise project developers offered to pay villagers to relocate the remains of loved ones. One family refused to budge. In China, such disputed land plots are typically known as “nail houses,” and developers will continue to build around them while the issue is resolved. In this case the family eventually capitulated and a platform and bridge to the gravesite were built and the four coffins and gravestones removed.

Via Curious History

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