ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses a number of events in which the people of Xiaocun on the eastern shore of the Dian Lake protected their homes, and how a few in the demolished villages stayed behind to guard the village temples. It concludes with a discussion of the sub-stratum socio-political implications of home and home protection in the contexts of resistance against resettlement. One of the most intriguing scenes in the process of urbanization in China over the past decade has been urban village reconstruction. This chapter discusses the studies of three cities Beijing, Shenzhen, and Kunming reveal that such grand urban redevelopment projects have not preceded as smoothly as imagined. The housing market has become a major avenue for speculative investment. The real estate boom ignited local government's enthusiasm to redevelop urban villages. The Regulations on Relocation of Housing on Public Land issued by the State Council in early 2011 also helped curb redevelopment in urban areas.
