Man feathers own nest
By Zhang Xuanchen |
December 2, 2010, Thursday
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EAGER for a home, but taken aback by the rocketing house prices in Beijing, a young man has simply weaved himself one - an egg-shaped mobile hut - by using thousands of bamboo strips. It cost him 6,400 yuan (US$960).
Dai Haifei, a 24-year-old from Hunan Province, who works for a Beijing architectural firm, used his professional experience to build the 2-meter-high wheeled hut. It contains a bed, a water tank and a battery-powered lamp to allow him to sleep and do some simple washing after work. It could save him more than 1,500 yuan in monthly rent, reported The Beijing News yesterday.
Dai parks the mini-house in front of his company's building, where he can get water and electricity for free. He often dines out and fills the water tank at his workplace.
Dai came up with the idea after he was inspired by a similar design by his company in October. He took about one month to build it - with the help of his former schoolmates and money from his brother - in his hometown before moving it to Beijing.
Dai can now spare money saved from housing for other things. "Now I can eat better and even go to the movies or a cafe sometimes, as my budget is not tight any more," Dai told the newspaper. "My life has improved over the past."
But the low temperatures in the winter to come has remained a concern. Dai has to cover himself with quilts and wear all his clothes to keep warm at night,
He also has to face a constant struggle with local authorities who want him to leave. He often pushes the house blocks away and returns once the officials have gone.
Dai Haifei, a 24-year-old from Hunan Province, who works for a Beijing architectural firm, used his professional experience to build the 2-meter-high wheeled hut. It contains a bed, a water tank and a battery-powered lamp to allow him to sleep and do some simple washing after work. It could save him more than 1,500 yuan in monthly rent, reported The Beijing News yesterday.
Dai parks the mini-house in front of his company's building, where he can get water and electricity for free. He often dines out and fills the water tank at his workplace.
Dai came up with the idea after he was inspired by a similar design by his company in October. He took about one month to build it - with the help of his former schoolmates and money from his brother - in his hometown before moving it to Beijing.
Dai can now spare money saved from housing for other things. "Now I can eat better and even go to the movies or a cafe sometimes, as my budget is not tight any more," Dai told the newspaper. "My life has improved over the past."
But the low temperatures in the winter to come has remained a concern. Dai has to cover himself with quilts and wear all his clothes to keep warm at night,
He also has to face a constant struggle with local authorities who want him to leave. He often pushes the house blocks away and returns once the officials have gone.
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