India, Oct. 26 -- A land dispute between two neighbouring families in China has gone viral after a court discovered that their disagreement over a property boundary dates back more than 200 years, with one family producing a centuries-old land deed as evidence.

The case, involving two families surnamed Du and Zhang, was recently heard by a court in northwestern China's Shaanxi province, as per a report by the South China Morning Post. The neighbours had repeatedly clashed over the boundary between their homes, with the dispute continuing across multiple generations.

The disagreement reportedly intensified when the Dus attempted to renovate their kitchen and raise a wall. The Zhangs repeatedly objected, citing concerns about sunlight and...