Inventive Liu Lingchao is something of a home body, carrying a makeshift house on his back wherever he goes.
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The Snail Man, 38, hit the road in Shenzhen, China, after losing his job and no where to live. He is walking 12miles a day to his hometown in Rong'an, GuangXi.
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To support himself, he collects rubbish on the way -and he is now just 20miles away from his hometown.
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Liu's 5ft by 6ft 6inches, "portapble room" weights more than 9st is made from bamboo, plastic bags and bed sheets.
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HE SAID: "I got fed up getting caught in the rain"