I Moved Back to a Second-Tier City and Finally Started Living
Four letters from young Chinese professionals who left Beijing, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou — on freedom, regret, marriage pressure, and the search for 'heart energy'
I Moved Back to a Second-Tier City and Finally Started Living Four letters from young Chinese professionals who left Beijing, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou — on freedom, regret, marriage pressure, and the search for 'heart energy' ChinaUnread Apr 06, 2026 1,862 86 494 Share Originally published in Chinese by Renwu Magazine (人物). Translated by ChinaUnread. Planned by the Renwu Editorial Department Note from ChinaUnread : This is not the typical ChinaUnread article on China-tech discourse. Rather, it’s another way to understand Chinese people and Chinese society as a whole, away from the one-dimension
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