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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Alastair McCready in Taipei

Chinese authorities destroy villager’s ramshackle 10-storey Studio Ghibli-esque home

Chen Tianming standing in front of his ramshackle ten-storey house in Xingyi, in southwest Guizhou province, China.
Chen Tianming standing in front of his ramshackle ten-storey house in Xingyi, in southwest Guizhou province, China. Photograph: Pedro Pardo/AFP

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.

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