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A western-style house with a long history in Shanghai has had to move to make way for road construction. It won't be destroyed, but amid the breakneck speed of development all around, the move is happening extremely slowly.
This three-story house was built in 1906 and occupies about 43 hundred square feet of land in Shanghai's Pudong District. But sadly, it's had to make room for a road. The local government says the 104-year-old house has precious cultural and historical value, and has decided to move it, rather than tear it down. But workers say moving such an old building is a special challenge.