The incident happened on November 9 at the Fengdong New City administrative service center in Shaanxi province's Xixian New Area near Xi’an. Hu, upset over an alleged compensation issue—possibly related to unpaid construction work worth millions of yuan or the demolition of his livestock farm—damaged multiple buildings, but staff and visitors were safely evacuated with no injuries. Police arrested him after he stopped, charging him with vandalism and endangerment, and the center reopened that afternoon. Videos of the destruction spread widely online, drawing comparisons to a 'Chinese Killdozer' and sparking talk of frustrations with accountability.