Unique Things That Only Exist in China and Nowhere Else in the World

China’s swift growth has its downsides. Homes like the one pictured, surrounded by development, are typical. A developer tried to buy out a homeowner, who refused, leaving his house alone on a new road.

The scenario must have been challenging for those instructed to pave the road around the house. Nonetheless, the owner’s determination to remain is admirable and has resulted in a strikingly unusual photograph.