Quirky China: haunted house auctioned 3 times, lift serves only 1 floor, ‘mouse run’ at eatery
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Quirky China: haunted house auctioned 3 times, lift serves only 1 floor, ‘mouse run’ at eatery

April 9, 2026
South China Morning Post
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China never fails to deliver strange, funny and almost unbelievable viral stories. Today, the SCMP offers a glimpse into some recent quirky moments, from a “haunted” flat that keeps getting resold, to a lift that stops at only one floor and a sushi conveyor belt hijacked by a “Mickey” mouse. Ghostly dwelling On April 1, a flat in Chengdu, Sichuan province in southwestern China, where there had been an unnatural death, was listed for auction for the third time, with bidding set to begin on April...

Quirky China: haunted house auctioned 3 times, lift serves only 1 floor, ‘mouse run’ at eatery
South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post

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