fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days agoChinese authorities destroy villager's ramshackle 10-storey Studio Ghibli-esque home
A ramshackle 10-storey home that had become an offbeat tourist attraction in south-western China has been torn down, ending a years-long battle between the structure's owner and local authorities. Chen Tianming said local authorities took just hours to return the stone bungalow which had been transformed into a pyramid-shaped structure of plywood rooms stacked upon one another back down to its original single storey. I don't feel regret, because regret is useless, Chen told the AFP news agency. I also don't blame myself for failing to protect it it's just that the force driving its destruction was simply too powerful.
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