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Woman quits city job to live alone on island at ₹40,000/month salary for 'inner peace' in China
short by Medhaa Gupta / on Thursday, 12 February, 2026
A woman quit her job at a large company in China's Beijing to live alone on an uninhabited island, South China Morning Post reported. Yue Li said she was drawn there because of a remote job that pays ₹40,000/month. "I was on business trips for 300 days of...year...I have sought my freedom and inner peace in this...harsh environment," she said.
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