Chinese man, 35, refuses to work or get married, lives in a cave for 4 years
Former ride-hailing driver lives a hermit-like existence in ‘black hole’, says marriage is a ‘waste of time and money’
A 35-year-old man in China who believes work and marriage are redundant notions has been living in a cave for four years.
Min Hengcai from southwestern China’s Sichuan province calls home the adapted cavern in the town where he was raised.
At the end of 2021, he gave up a ride-hailing driving job, which earned him 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) a month in the city, and returned home to live a life of seclusion.
Min said he found work meaningless. He had previously worked for 10 hours a day to repay a debt he owed to relatives.
He said he still owed the bank and lending companies 300,000 yuan (US$42,000).
Min has given up hope of repaying them, adding that his relatives had sold his properties which could have been used to clear the arrears.
He exchanged his land with that of a fellow villager, which was only one quarter the size of his, so that he could use the cave next to it.
