A farmer's house, unusually known as "nail house" in China, stands isolated at a construction site in Cuiping district, Yibin city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, May 19, 2015.
钉子户
dīng zi hù
nail house
A nail house is a Chinese neologism for homes where owners refuse to accept compensation offered by real estate developers in exchange for the demolition of their property. The dwellings stand like a nail that refuses to be hammered down -- a not uncommon phenomenon as some homeowners resist dispossession of their land or hold out for more money.
"钉子户"指的是,在城市建设或房产开发征用土地时,不肯迁走的住户.这些住户之所以成为钉子户,一般是认为拆迁补偿不多,试图从发展商那里取得更符合自己的利益.