The 'introverted' Chinese man who has spent the last 20 YEARS living in a cave

A Chinese man has taken his desire for a quiet life to the extreme by living as a hermit in a cave for the past 20 years.

Feng Mingshan, 54, has to climb a 50 metre vertical cliff to reach the entrance of his unusual home where he has even fashioned a front door and hung curtains.

Feng moved out of Gaoba Town, in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, in 1993 because he did not want to be around other people.

Now he lives in virtual isolation and has eschewed almost every modern convenience - even clothes.

Pictures show the hermit climbing nude in and out of cave carrying bundles of sticks.