"Nail house" demolished

A general view shows the demolition of a "nail house", the last house in the area, at a construction site in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, January 8, 2008.

The owners of the house had filed but lost a lawsuit against the developer of the land to seek more compensation before agreeing to the demolition of their home.

The land will be used for a high-rise apartment project. Chinese media have since last year seized on disputes between developers and owners of so-called "nail houses", whose owners have stuck to their ground and resisted demolition, holding up development projects in the world's fastest-growing major economy. Picture taken January 8, 2008.

[Agencies]