The vaulted corridor of the farm’s main building in Tangjiazhai village, Miyun, Beijing. The building, built on around 1,000 square meters, has seven rooms, including a lobby, a dining room, and guest rooms. Photo: Hobo Farm

Liu Lurui, the owner of the farm, divided the lobby into themed sections to display books and decorative items. Photo: Hobo Farm

To enhance the interior lighting, Liu built a special floor-to-ceiling glass wall in between the lobby and the dining room. Photo: Hobo Farm

The fireplace is the favorite spot for Liu and her friends to hang out. Photo: Hobo Farm

Sunlight beams into part of the lobby, where Liu and her friends arrange flowers and make crafts. Photo: Hobo Farm

Bulldogs take rest on chairs in the lobby. Liu and her friends have four dogs and two cats on the farm. Photo: Hobo Farm

A wood chair designed by Liu is placed next to the window in the lobby. Liu designed and remodeled all indoor furniture and decorations. Photo: Screenshot from Yitiao.tv

Liu and her guests enjoy a meal at the farm. Photo: Hobo Farm

A pond paved with blue mosaic bricks is built outside the main building. Photo: Hobo Farm

One of Liu’s friends walks toward the stone stairs of the house. Inspired by Italian stone farmhouses, Liu decided to build the house with 600mm thick stones. Photo: Screenshot from Yitiao.tv

Dongzi, one of Liu’s friends, works at the vegetable garden, located in front of the main building of the farm in Miyun. Photo: Hobo Farm

Liu and five of her friends, who have quit their jobs and moved to the farm, work at the garden of the farm. Photo: Hobo Farm

The 1.3-acre organic apple orchard, where Liu and her friends use soybeans and wheat straw as natural fertilizer and insecticides to meet the organic certification standards. Photo: Hobo Farm

A nighttime view of the front of the main building. Photo: Hobo Farm