World’s most defiant homeowner REFUSES to move out of the way of new motorway – so it gets built around him
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A DEFIANT homeowner has refused to move for the construction of a new motorway - instead letting workers build the road around his property. Huang Ping wouldn't leave his home in China, even after he was offered a sizeable compensation package and a choice of where to move to.
![[Aerial view of a house surrounded by a motorway under construction.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/house-motorway-built-around-stubborn-966011793_d69262.jpg?strip=all&w=850)
But the Shanghai local wouldn't budge, and now the roof of his house is almost level with the motorway that is currently under construction. Pictures of the home show it pressing up against a busy highway construction, that is already causing Huang to regret his choice without any cars using it yet.
![[Video grab of a house surrounded by a motorway under construction.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/a945fbf4-37ef-4f37-b73e-5001155f34e1_921115.jpg?strip=all&w=529)
When viewed from the air, the home resembles an eye. The house is now surrounded by high walls to separate the motorway from the building, almost imprisoning Huang's home. There is also mess everywhere as the construction continues right next door, with materials scattered all over the place.
![[House surrounded by motorway construction.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/8fc79630-673f-4f81-9a41-61a2f3298b26.jpg?strip=all&w=754)
Huang was reportedly offered £178,245, as well as a choice of three other properties to accept the move. But he refused to relocate because he was dissatisfied with the government's offer. Huang now has to take his grandson, 11, to the town centre to spend the day there before returning home when the builders have clocked off.
![[Video grab of a house surrounded by a motorway under construction.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/bea5532d-e2e4-4aca-b7a1-a96077fa5e52.jpg?strip=all&w=782)
The stubborn homeowner was involved in a long period of negotiations with the Jinxi County Party Committee, but these ended up being pointless. A fence runs along the outside of the construction, which does shield the home from debris, but dust continues to fill the air around the site.
![[People walking past a house surrounded by a motorway under construction.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/3379d711-029d-4d53-9d42-04562619c8ef.jpg?strip=all&w=776)
