Chinese man turns camper into barbershop and earns on the road

At the Wuhan motorhome show on October 10, Xiaomi unveiled the Pengcheng N90. The base version is priced from 209,900 yuan, while the Exploration version with an electric pop-top roof costs 299,900 yuan. The vehicle features a factory-integrated bunk bed design: when parked, the roof raises to provide a 2.29 m interior height, with a 2.1 m² sleeping area above. It measures 5285 mm long with a 3080 mm wheelbase. The powertrain combines a 1.5T range extender, dual motors and all-wheel drive, with a 76 kWh battery offering 464 km of electric range and 1705 km combined. Standard equipment includes air suspension, adaptive dampers, dual lidar and an Nvidia Thor chip for advanced driver assistance.

Lishu County in Jilin Province has opened a motorhome campsite in Nanhe Park, offering over 1,000 free parking spaces. The campsite provides free water, charging stations, 24-hour toilets, showers, a laundry, and a mother-and-baby room. Weekly outdoor film screenings and intangible cultural heritage events, including errenzhuan performances, are held. Tour routes combining motorhome stays with visits to the Lishu Museum and the Black Soil Museum have been developed.

On September 9, the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), co-hosted by UNCTAD, WIPO, China's Ministry of Commerce and the Beijing municipal government, opened at Shougang Park in Beijing. Huatie Fengtu displayed a Dachi Iveco motorhome with a side slide-out in the outdoor area of Hall 9 and announced rental rates from 399 yuan per day on weekdays in September, plus five-day packages for the Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays. The company operates a direct-sales model with headquarters in Hangzhou and a Beijing service center in Shunyi; users with a Sesame Credit score of 700 or above can rent without a deposit.

Jinghang has unveiled a C-class motorhome based on an Iveco chassis, with a focus on its interior layout. The vehicle is a self-propelled RV, and a video showcases its well-designed interior, emphasizing practicality and comfort.

An owner has published a DIY conversion of the Ti 7 crossover into a sleeping camper without modifying the vehicle's structure. A three-piece kit — a boot box, a gap-filling panel and an extension board — cost about 400 yuan. After levelling, the sleeping area exceeds 1.9 m in length and the cabin height is about 95 cm. A ready-made module is available for 500–800 yuan. The model comes in two-wheel-drive Max and four-wheel-drive Ultra versions, priced at approximately 200,000 and 250,000 yuan respectively.

At a recent Xiaomi event, the Pengcheng N90 Max Explorer Edition with a roof tent was unveiled, drawing comparisons to a 'Xiaomi motorhome'. The vehicle is listed in the MIIT catalog as a 'plug-in extended-range hybrid cultural-life service vehicle' rather than a conventional multi-purpose passenger vehicle. Xiaomi has confirmed that the vehicle is classified as a small special-purpose bus, and is subject to the same inspection, traffic restriction, and holiday toll-free highway policies as regular passenger cars. However, the initial registration process may differ, and the author notes potential difficulties at registration service points unfamiliar with this vehicle type.