How Li Na, a 23-year-old innovator, is reshaping education with VR classrooms and breaking the mold of exam-focused learning. 📝 By Sophia Wang | Education & Innovation Correspondent A Childhood Defined by Exams Li Na (23) grew up in Shandong province, where the
How Wu Peng, a 28-year-old architect from Zhejiang, is using bamboo and traditional wisdom to design sustainable Chinese homes. 📝 By Jonathan Reyes | Macro & Geopolitics Editor From Village Courtyards to Green Cities Wu Peng (28) grew up in a small town
How Luo Han, a 27-year-old innovator, is using IoT sensors to transform farming in rural Hunan. 📝 By David Mitchell | Rural Economy Correspondent From Rice Fields to Data Fields Luo Han (27) was born in a farming family in Hunan province, where
How Zhang Rui, a 19-year-old self-taught coder, is turning rural classrooms into coding labs and inspiring China’s digital future. 📝 By Liang Chen | Tech & Youth Correspondent From Rural Schoolbooks to Python Scripts Zhang Rui (19) grew up in Guizhou province, a
How Li Qiang, a 25-year-old AI entrepreneur, is building smart healthcare tools for China’s hospitals. 📝 By Dr. Alan Hughes | Telecoms & Space Policy Analyst Growing Up in the Age of AI Li Qiang (25) was born in Shenzhen, a city that
How Wang Hui, a 26-year-old entrepreneur, is building inclusive payment solutions for rural China’s digital economy. 📝 By Sophia Malik | International Finance Writer From Village Markets to Digital Wallets Wang Hui (26) grew up in Henan province, where weekly markets were the
How Liu Yan, a 24-year-old strategist, is shaping China’s digital culture and inspiring the next wave of creators. 📝 By Liang Chen | Tech & Media Correspondent A Generation Born with Smartphones For many in China’s Gen Z, childhood memories are not just
How Xie Lan, a 22-year-old entrepreneur from Henan, turned her village into a Taobao success story. 📝 By Liang Chen | Senior Economic Correspondent From Farmland to Online Marketplaces Xie Lan (22) grew up in a farming family in Henan province, where life
How Zhao Ming, a 28-year-old physicist, is pushing China to the forefront of quantum computing and secure communications. 📝 By Dr. Emily Carter | Tech Policy Analyst From Small-Town Curiosity to National Labs Zhao Ming (28) grew up in Hefei, Anhui province, a
How Chen Rui, a 27-year-old researcher, is giving voice to China’s Gen Z economic challenges and shaping the policy debate. 📝 By Jonathan Reyes | Macro & Geopolitics Editor Growing Up in a Time of Transition Chen Rui (27) was born in 1997
