Chinese man lives in mountains, creates 300 cars, including ‘work-desk vehicle’


A Chinese man has dedicated seven years to living in the mountains and crafting 300 innovative and functional vehicles – including some capable of floating on water or climbing steep terrains – capturing widespread attention and astonishing many online.

Gu Yupeng, 42, originally from Heilongjiang province in northeastern China, relocated to a remote mountainous region in Yunnan province, southwestern China, in 2018 after experiencing a series of unsuccessful business ventures.

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