Elderly man living in graveyard refuses help  

郑州七旬老人长期居住坟场 拒回家、拒救助(图)

长期在郑州西流湖一空旷坟场居住的七旬老人成为近日媒体关注的焦点，唯恐因过多关注而被送回老家或救助站的他，19日向记者坦言：“我不偷不拿，靠自己的双手挣钱，住在这里自由自在，没什么好怕的。我不想走。”[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A 70-year-old man who lives in a cemetery in Henan province has gotten media attention after refusing government assistance.

The man has lived in a tent in the graveyard in rural Zhengzhou for at least four years and says it's his home.

The tall weathered-looking man told reporters from Chinanews.com on Wednesday that he made a living by scavenging through trash and storing food on his tricycle. He said he prefers cooking for himself.

The man refused to talk about his family and hometown, saying "no one has come to find me and I live in freedom here."

He has refused to go to a welfare center for the homeless, and said he would try to draw less attention to himself in the cemetery.

Many people who lived underground in Beijing's drainage and heating systems were removed from their makeshift homes after media exposure in January.