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I Moved Back to a Second-Tier City and Finally Started Living

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Four letters from young Chinese professionals who left Beijing, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou — on freedom, regret, marriage pressure, and the search for 'heart energy'

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-dimensional reports in both Western and Chinese media. TLDR | AI Summary by ChinaUnread Four young Chinese professionals share deeply personal letters about leaving Beijing, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou for second and third-tier cities — with candid editorial replies from the…

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