Woman avoids paying high rent in Beijing with rooftop yurt
Huang’s Mongolian yurt sits atop a friend’s hutong apartment in central Beijing. Photo: ifeng.com
A young woman from Taiwan has been living in a Mongolian yurt on the roof of a downtown Beijing apartment for the past year, as a creative way to avoid paying high rent in the capital.
“When I couldn’t find a decent room that I can afford, one of my warm-hearted friends pointed the roof of his home and jokingly to me ‘you can build a Mongolian yurt here.’
“I then thought, hey, that’s really a good idea!” she said.
At 4,000 yuan($656.4), the 3.5 meter-wide wooden-framed yurt is a bargain, considering rent in Beijing’s old single-story bungalows averages around 3,000 yuan ($492.3) a month.
Yangcheng Evening News
Huang’s Mongolian yurt sits atop a friend’s hutong apartment in central Beijing. Photo: ifeng.com
Huang’s Mongolian yurt sits atop a friend’s hutong apartment in central Beijing. Photo: ifeng.com
Huang’s Mongolian yurt sits atop a friend’s hutong apartment in central Beijing. Photo: ifeng.com
Huang’s Mongolian yurt sits atop a friend’s hutong apartment in central Beijing. Photo: ifeng.com
Huang’s Mongolian yurt sits atop a friend’s hutong apartment in central Beijing. Photo: ifeng.com