Xu Wenyi cleans the yard of his cave house in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, June 10, 2015. Xu Wenyi, 57 years old, digged a cave for living on a hill in Xiangtan County after divorce. Measured three to four meters in width and about 30 meters in depth, the cave, which he called the "Xiyan Cave", cost him six years for digging and now he has lived in it himself for 11 years. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Xu Wenyi cleans the yard of his cave house in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, June 10, 2015. Xu Wenyi, 57 years old, digged a cave for living on a hill in Xiangtan County after divorce. Measured three to four meters in width and about 30 meters in depth, the cave, which he called the "Xiyan Cave", cost him six years for digging and now he has lived in it himself for 11 years. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Xu Wenyi reads in his cave house in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, June 10, 2015. Xu Wenyi, 57 years old, digged a cave for living on a hill in Xiangtan County after divorce. Measured three to four meters in width and about 30 meters in depth, the cave, which he called the "Xiyan Cave", cost him six years for digging and now he has lived in it himself for 11 years. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Xu Wenyi shows a gate of his cave house in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, June 10, 2015. Xu Wenyi, 57 years old, digged a cave for living on a hill in Xiangtan County after divorce. Measured three to four meters in width and about 30 meters in depth, the cave, which he called the "Xiyan Cave", cost him six years for digging and now he has lived in it himself for 11 years. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Xu Wenyi checks a doorframe of his cave house in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, June 10, 2015. Xu Wenyi, 57 years old, digged a cave for living on a hill in Xiangtan County after divorce. Measured three to four meters in width and about 30 meters in depth, the cave, which he called the "Xiyan Cave", cost him six years for digging and now he has lived in it himself for 11 years. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Xu Wenyi reads in his cave house in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, June 10, 2015. Xu Wenyi, 57 years old, digged a cave for living on a hill in Xiangtan County after divorce. Measured three to four meters in width and about 30 meters in depth, the cave, which he called the "Xiyan Cave", cost him six years for digging and now he has lived in it himself for 11 years. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Xu Wenyi reads in his cave house in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, June 10, 2015. Xu Wenyi, 57 years old, digged a cave for living on a hill in Xiangtan County after divorce. Measured three to four meters in width and about 30 meters in depth, the cave, which he called the "Xiyan Cave", cost him six years for digging and now he has lived in it himself for 11 years. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Xu Wenyi checks a water pot in his cave house in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, June 10, 2015. Xu Wenyi, 57 years old, digged a cave for living on a hill in Xiangtan County after divorce. Measured three to four meters in width and about 30 meters in depth, the cave, which he called the "Xiyan Cave", cost him six years for digging and now he has lived in it himself for 11 years. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Xu Wenyi stands in his cave house in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, June 10, 2015. Xu Wenyi, 57 years old, digged a cave for living on a hill in Xiangtan County after divorce. Measured three to four meters in width and about 30 meters in depth, the cave, which he called the "Xiyan Cave", cost him six years for digging and now he has lived in it himself for 11 years. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Xu Wenyi locks his cave house in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, June 10, 2015. Xu Wenyi, 57 years old, digged a cave for living on a hill in Xiangtan County after divorce. Measured three to four meters in width and about 30 meters in depth, the cave, which he called the "Xiyan Cave", cost him six years for digging and now he has lived in it himself for 11 years. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Xu Wenyi walks in his cave house in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, June 10, 2015. Xu Wenyi, 57 years old, digged a cave for living on a hill in Xiangtan County after divorce. Measured three to four meters in width and about 30 meters in depth, the cave, which he called the "Xiyan Cave", cost him six years for digging and now he has lived in it himself for 11 years. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Xu Wenyi reads in his cave house in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, June 10, 2015. Xu Wenyi, 57 years old, digged a cave for living on a hill in Xiangtan County after divorce. Measured three to four meters in width and about 30 meters in depth, the cave, which he called the "Xiyan Cave", cost him six years for digging and now he has lived in it himself for 11 years. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Xu Wenyi cleans the kitchen of his cave house in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, June 10, 2015. Xu Wenyi, 57 years old, digged a cave for living on a hill in Xiangtan County after divorce. Measured three to four meters in width and about 30 meters in depth, the cave, which he called the "Xiyan Cave", cost him six years for digging and now he has lived in it himself for 11 years. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Xu Wenyi does carpenter work in his cave house in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, June 10, 2015. Xu Wenyi, 57 years old, digged a cave for living on a hill in Xiangtan County after divorce. Measured three to four meters in width and about 30 meters in depth, the cave, which he called the "Xiyan Cave", cost him six years for digging and now he has lived in it himself for 11 years. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)