Since 2015, Bac Phong Mountain, in Phuc Chau, China, has been welcomed 8 young friends from a series of big cities like Beijing and Hangzhou.They are all people of the 9X generation decided to live a completely different life.
Life is full of different mountains
Compared to the city, the cost of living when returning to the countryside, living in the mountains is extremely low.They rarely have to spend money because mountain resources allow them to support themselves.Warm it is growing vegetables together, it is cold, cut firewood.
The airy and quiet space gave them more creative inspiration, very useful for the work of Tieu Loi and Tieu Sinh - who composed traditional lacquer works, and even Tieu Khai - working as a pottery.sculpture.
Their group has a total of 8 people, living in a mountain.They often meet and take care of each other.Life is both independent, free and happy.
In the winter, the temperature difference between day and night is quite large.When the sun set early at four o'clock, it suddenly turned cold.Everyone will come to Tieu Lei's home to light a fire together, put a teapot on the stove, just ate and chatted.
The decision to leave the street has never been easy, but everyone has their own predestined and chosen chosen.There are people who study traditional art from a teacher hidden on the mountain;Some people are tired of the city's life, every day takes hours to hustle subway;Some people want to find a peaceful place to focus on composing;Some people fall into relocated ... For many different reasons, they make a similar decision together.
The mountain houses are built in the classical style in Phuc Chau.In front of the door is a small garden cultivated by their own hands.
A flower blooms at the threshold of the traditional house.
In the mountains, the construction of garden houses depends entirely on local materials.They often walk around the mountains, when they see the type of tree they like, dig.When they encountered beautiful and flat stones, they also collected to slice into roads or stone yards in the house.
The structure of the old house is square, so sunlight can go to every corner of the house depending on the time of the day.
The natural "skylights" help people work, live, and watch the blue sky and white clouds like a picture.
They have a tea room to gather every afternoon.
Occasionally, you will hear the cats walking on the roof at night.Early in the morning, the sun through the gaps on the wooden panel, shining each strip down on the bed, becoming a natural alarm clock.
Those are very peaceful experiences when living in a traditional smell.
Not far away is a spacious two -storey house, built with a workshop next to.
This house is installed with many glass windows, helping to make the most of natural light.
On the backyard, they have a small farm to raise chickens, ducks, rabbits and vegetables.Each cooking, they just need to go straight to the garden to get the latest fresh food ingredients.
The dining room is located in the yard, is a greenhouse, spacious area, large tables and benches for the whole group to eat together.
They live close to each other to facilitate the gathering, caring and helping.
"Wildlife is a neighbor, hilly hill is a playground"
The mountain ecosystem is very diverse.At first, Tieu Kha panicked when he saw snakes crawling into the house.But after being taught by a few times, he was able to naturally catch a snake and then drop back to the mountain.
Occasionally, they also meet wild boars, mountain and squirrels breaking into the house."When you get used to it, people will see wildlife like a neighbor. Occasionally appear, greet, do not interfere with each other, and everyone has their position in the mountain", Tieu TieuMajor joking.
Living in the mountains is not just a "relaxing hobby" as many people imagine, in fact there are many specific things to do.
"When the weeds grow overgrown, it must be weeded, when the leaves fall in the autumn and winter season, they must quickly clean up. Everything on the mountain has its own rhythm., can only adapt to those things.
Wait until you are familiar with this lifestyle, you feel the true beauty of mountainous life.You do not need to try to find inspiration, almost everything you see is natural.That is endless inspiration, "Tieu Van shared.
When coming here, she was especially impressed by the difference between life in the mountain and the city.
"In Beijing, I always think that I will try to work for a few years, then take the time to focus on creativity.Can stop.
After coming to the mountains, I found that it was not as inconvenient as I had imagined.This mountain has electricity, internet, has a small restaurant and courier collection point.
The important thing is that here, only facing nature and yourself, you will gradually realize what you really need, "Tieu Yun said.
Previously, half of her income was used to pay for rent, the other half was used to live, to make friends, shop for clothes, perfumes, jewelry, all kinds of miscellaneous things.
Now living in the mountains, her material desire is reduced.Branded clothes, colorful hat shoes or fragrant perfumes become unnecessary things.Except for the money to buy grocery items that cannot be "self -grown", the cost of electricity and water, and a very modest rent, she almost has nothing to spend.
After feeling the beauty of life in the mountain, young people began the journey to nurture their children right here.The whole family of Tieu Khai and Tieu Lei had children.They all have the same viewpoint of parenting, which is to let their children grow up freely in the mountains.
They often take children to climb, distinguish trees and animals.
Later, when children know how to walk, they show their children safe areas, and let them explore themselves.They want their children to be healthy, dark skin and understand the mountain like their home.
*Source: Oneyi