A video of a resident who moved into a new house in Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, China, poking the ceiling with a wooden stick and a hole easily opening up is attracting attention. Chinese media outlet Tencent Net reported on the 1st.

The video shows a male homeowner poking the ceiling with a wooden stick, a hole opening up, and concrete crumbling down. According to the man, the handover of this property was already delayed by two years from the schedule. When he visited the room for inspection, white ash-like material fell from the ceiling, so he lightly poked it with a stick, and it crumbled apart.

When he contacted the developer, suspecting 'Okara construction' (shoddy construction), the other party reportedly replied, 'It's a small problem. Insufficient strength due to inadequate cement management. We will repair it.'

Comments from Chinese netizens included: 'Does anyone dare to live in a place like this?', 'How could they hand this over like this?', 'Did it pass inspection?', 'The definition of "small problem" has been redefined.', 'Wouldn't it be extremely dangerous to install lights or ceiling fans?', 'Residents upstairs must be trembling with fear.', 'It seems more fragile than a pigsty.', and 'A characteristic of China.' (Translation/Editing: Kitada)

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