A family has built a 15-storey skyscraper so they can live together with their extended relatives.
The self-built apartment block houses over 100 people across four generations.
It has underground parking, a ground-floor shop, elevators, and a total of 22 apartments.
Built around 10 years ago, each flat is roughly the same size with the same layout across 200 square metres.
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It was constructed in a rural area consisting mostly of houses and low-rise buildings, meaning it sticks out like a sore thumb.
The family block is located in the tea-producing village of Zhuyuan near the small town of Huqiu, Fujian Province, in south-eastern China.
It was built by the Zhou family a decade ago.
Mr. Zhou, 70, said his entire extended family lives there.
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He explained: “After each household in our family demolished their old houses, they initially wanted to build new separate homes.
“So we applied to the council for several hundred square metres of land to construct a joint building.”
He said the tower block has 15 storeys above the ground and two subterranean floors, as reported by What’s The Jam.
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Mr. Zhou lives on the fifth floor with his immediate family.
He said the building houses four generations of more than 100 relatives, from his uncle to his grandchildren.
He added: “Obviously the neighbours get along very well.”
However, because many family members work out of town and only return on weekends or holidays, he said there are usually only around 20 to 30 people in the building at most times.
Mr. Zhou admitted it can get very rowdy when everyone is home for the Lunar New Year, which falls on 17 February in 2026.
Since 2023, residents of the county cannot construct private buildings owned by a single household that exceed three storeys.
However, because the Zhou family built theirs in the 2010s, their village tower is allowed to remain.
A local government spokesperson said: “If it was built nearly 10 years ago, the approval process for local houses was handled by the respective townships at that time.
“Back then, multiple households could share a foundation, so theirs ended up higher than most.”
He added: “It can’t be built that high now.”
Last year, a stubborn man refused to move out of his home – so the government decided to build a motorway around it.
Locals dubbed Huang Ping the “strongest nail house owner” in China.
The roof is almost level with the motorway in Jinxi, south west of Shanghai, China.
Huang said he now regrets not accepting the compensation package proposed by the authorities.
He said they offered £178,245 (CNY 1.6 million) and two other properties, which were later increased to three.
Huang stated: “If I could turn back time, I would agree to the demolition conditions they offered.
“Now it feels like I lost a big bet.”
The secretary of the Jinxi County Party Committee previously said that Huang refused to relocate because he was dissatisfied with the government’s offer.
After a long period of fruitless negotiations, the authorities designed a bypass on both sides of Huang’s house to advance the motorway’s construction.
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