Close-up of the 10-story 'castle' built by a farmer in 6 years with only 350 million VND

Recently, Chinese netizens have been sharing photos of a very unique 10-story wooden house in Xingyi, Guizhou Province. They affectionately call it the Chinese version of "Howl's Moving Castle", "the 9-story tower" or "Xingyi Potala Palace" (a parody of the Potala Palace in Lhasa Tibet Autonomous Region, which is 130 meters high).

Accordingly, the owner of the house is Mr. Tran Thien Minh, 42 years old. He gradually built his "base" over the course of 6 years at a cost of about 100,000 yuan (350 million VND).

"Howl's Moving Castle" Chinese version

The foundation of the "castle" is the old house where his family has lived for 3 generations. After that, every year, Mr. Tran built 1-2 more floors. It is worth noting that Mr. Tran did not use design drawings but relied entirely on the knowledge he learned online. The materials were also very simple, from bricks, wood and any materials he had on hand, such as discarded cables, broken tables and chairs, and rusty corrugated iron sheets.

The farmer was confident that his building was safe. He checked the local weather every day, studied the force of the wind at maximum speed, and countered it with the appropriate weight. Worried that the wooden house was too light, he even carried large rocks upstairs and placed barrels weighing up to 200kg in various positions. He pulled ropes around them and secured them to the ground like tents.

In the video that Minh showed off on social media, he swings around the house like a circus performer without any protective equipment. Each long, narrow wooden ladder is almost vertical to the ground, making viewers' hearts skip a beat.

Mr. Tran Thien Minh is very proud of his house.

Immediately, the Chinese version of "Howl's Moving Castle" became an extremely hot spot, attracting more than 10 groups of tourists to visit every day. Some people came to take pictures, while others just gathered to point and point to satisfy their curiosity.

However, in early August, Tran Thien Minh received a notice from the government requesting the demolition of the house, with a deadline of 5 days. This directive is part of the plan to clear the land for tourism projects that have been implemented in the past. Currently, the surrounding houses have all been moved out, only Minh's house remains and now he continues to refuse to comply. He even affirmed that he will sue if he is forced too much.

This has created mixed opinions online, with some saying the site should be developed into a tourist attraction, but others saying it should be demolished or it could be dangerous.

Notice of house demolition request from the government

Mr. Tran's younger brother said he could not stop his brother from building the house and was very worried about the safety of visitors going up the floors, especially when there was a group going up.

Here are some pictures of this unique house:

Ropes are stretched in all directions of the house to keep it balanced.

The castle sparkles at night

Inside the house is covered with large and small logs.

Every day Tran Thien Minh carries a bucket of water upstairs to make tea.

From a distance, the house rises high like a skyscraper.

According to Chinapress, Creaders, Sinchew

Nguyen Phuong

Source: https://giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn/can-canh-toa-lau-dai-10-tang-cua-anh-nong-dan-xay-dung-trong-6-nam-chi-voi-350-trieu-dong-172240830082215832.htm