Modern-day hermit in China discovered living alone reading books in a remote cave becomes a social media hit
- A group of friends on a hike to visit caves in southwestern China was startled to come across a man living as a hermit
- The man did not wish to be disturbed but a video of him has gone viral on mainland social media
A reclusive middle-aged man who appears to have abandoned his former life to live in a cave and study has become a social media sensation in China.
On July 2, a man, surnamed Liu, recorded a video of another man in a tattered shirt sitting in a cave, smoking and reading a book while taking notes with his spare hand in Neijiang, Sichuan province, in southwestern China.
Liu was visiting friends in the region and they went for a walk to see the caves in the nearby mountains, where they found this middle-aged man sitting in one of the caves.
“When we were standing nearby talking, we didn’t realise there was a person in the cave,” Liu explained. “However, not long after, I noticed someone sitting there and found the man taking notes while reading a book. He looked about 40 years old.”
Liu said that the man, who seemed to be afraid of being disturbed, didn’t respond to the group’s presence.