Woman puts up yurt on Beijing roof to save on rent  

網(wǎng)友稱為省房租北京胡同房頂搭蒙古包住1年

網(wǎng)友王麗(化名)發(fā)文稱，她在胡同房頂上搭建了一個(gè)蒙古包并居住了一年，此事引發(fā)熱議。昨天，王麗本人拒絕透露蒙古包位置，記者和城管亦未找到。眾網(wǎng)友質(zhì)疑該事件真實(shí)性，疑其商業(yè)炒作。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) – A young woman said online that she is living in a yurt that she put up herself on a house roof in one of Beijing's hutongs, sparking debates on the Internet, according to Beijing Times.

She said the sky-high cost of living in Beijing inspired her to put up the yurt, which cost her about 4,000 yuan ($656). "I've lived in it for over a year. It just feels like a normal room."

Many netizens said the yurt was stunning, and that it can be an option for "Beijing drifters", people from outside Beijing who live and work in the capital without a stable residence, to cut down on rent.

Another group said putting up a yurt on a roof was illegal and it should be removed.

Some even questioned whether it really existed, because the woman refused to disclose its location.

An urban management officer in Dongcheng District said they had received a tip about the yurt on Thursday afternoon, but they hadn't found it yet.