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Hermit, 72, comes out after 40 years in wild (China Daily)

Updated: 2007-03-09 09:21

A man emerged from his mountain home in Taiwan after 40 years of living as a hermit.

A farmer found the man, surnamed Peng, now 72, who had lived alone, surviving by eating herbs and drinking spring water. He lived in a room built of bamboo and wood. A stove and knife were the only facilities he owned.

Peng lost a lawsuit in 1967 and, in his rage, ran into the wild, vowing never to return to the city. After the farmer found him, Peng, for the first time in his life, had a chance to taste instant noodles.

(China Times News)