Wanted: Physically strong and eloquent person to protect restaurant from demolition.
Here’s one Chinese invention that we sincerely hope doesn’t catch on over here. A restaurant owner in the Chinese city of Yayuncun is looking to hire an “anti-demolition guard” to prevent her business from being torn down without her permission.
Qin Rong, 28, owner of Fish Castle Restaurant Bar, said she will pay the person 1,000 yuan a month ($146) to help protect her restaurant, which is one of four businesses still standing on a section of Anding road, near the east gate of the National Olympic Sports Center.
“My restaurant will be torn down by force if I don’t move away before Dec 16, so I’m eagerly expecting to hire an anti-demolition guard with ‘nail house’ experience before the deadline,” said Qin. The term “nail house” is relatively new in China and refers to homeowners that refuse to move away from demolition zones, usually because of a disagreement about compensation. These houses “stick out like a nail.”
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