Baobei: Yelang Castle
By Kelly Shanahan
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September 15, 2026
This is a place unlike anywhere we’ve ever been. Yelang Castle is the life’s work of artist Song Peilun: a sprawling world built over thirty years from stone, imagination, and a philosophy that challenges our ideas of success.
We went to meet the man behind it, and left thinking about what it means to build a life slowly, on your own terms, brick by brick.
Shop what we collected along the way.




Creative Direction: Kelly Wang Shanahan (@theziran)
Photography + Videography: Jess Foley (@fauxly)
Video Editing: Jhonson Phielipus (@jjnnxx250)
Music: Nic Dematteo (@_king_grump)
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