Villages Demolished to Make Way for Beijing Expansion

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 15: A digger destroys a home on October 15, 2015 in Gucheng Village, Tongzhou District, Beijing's municipal offices will be moved from the center of the city to outlying areas as part of an ambitious government blueprint to create an urban megacity in northern China. The zone will eventually connect Beijing with the nearby port city of Tianjin and encompass a population of 130 million people. China's decades-long development boom has seen villages demolished or moved to allow for new buildings and infrastructure. While villagers often receive compensation for the loss of their homes and land, some will dispute and hold out in a bid for better terms.Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)