Despite a flurry of demolition notices from the Chinese authorities, Mr Chen Tianming’s towering “Ghibli nail house” stands tall. Most of his village in Guizhou province was razed to build a lucrative tourist resort in 2018. When the project faltered, he defied orders and continued to expand his family’s humble stone bungalow in order to protect it. Follow The Straits Times on YouTube: https://str.sg/ytsub Turn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated. -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ https://www.straitstimes.com WHATSAPP ➤ https://str.sg/whatsapp TIKTOK ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@straitstimes INSTAGRAM ➤ https://www.instagram.com/straits_times FACEBOOK ➤ https://www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTimes TWITTER ➤ https://twitter.com/straits_times TELEGRAM ➤ https://t.me/TheStraitsTimes PODCASTS ➤ https://str.sg/stpodcasts #China #Guizhou #studioghibli #howlsmovingcastle #spiritedaway #nailhouse #stheadstart #StraitsTimes