This article for the AFP by Tom Hancock is full of gold. Liu Chonghua, cake magnate, is evidently good at two things: building castles, and giving ridiculous quotes to journalists.
On the meaning of life:
"I don't have any hobbies, except for planting trees and building castles."
On achieving one's goals:
"I wanted to turn the castles of my dreams into something real."
On class equality:
"China needs castles, because it needs a more pluralistic culture. A city needs people who have dreams, to help society develop."
On fighting power:
"The government has never appreciated me, they said I've offended local officials. I got anonymous calls from someone threatening to run me over with a car."
Read the whole hilarious, fascinating profile here.
[Image via Flickr]
0 User Comments