A man-made nest has been placed on a 10-meter steel shelf on the Jianwai SOHO Plaza, the most prosperous business area in Beijing. Chinese poet Yefu moved into the nest yesterday, where he will experience a bird's life for one-month.
Yefu took only a few necessary things with him, including a cup, a mobile phone, and bedding. Except for perhaps meeting some unsolvable problems, the poet will not leave the 4-square-meter space for the whole month.
However, he will report his condition to the organizers by cell phone messages three times a day. The organizers will prepare dinners for him. Yefu hopes the nest life experience could help him write a new book.
Organizer of the activity, the China Art Institute, says that they hope to use this alternative way to inform people that loneliness has become another major challenge for people in big cities nowadays.
The organizers are still looking for volunteers. Anyone who wants to take part can log on to a website: sohu.com and take a look.
(CRI April 27, 2005)
