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Overview

  • 160 references 123 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English, Yue (Cantonese); learning Portuguese, Spanish, Tibetan Standard, Tibetan, Central
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Investment Manager
  • Master degree in Finance
  • From Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
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About Me

* Recently I travel to Guangzhou/Hong Kong a lot for work and I am not in Chengdu most of time. I will host again once I am settled.*

I am a chill out,open-minded and single gay guy. I am from mainland China, immigrated to Hong Kong after I live and work there for ten years, and then quit my job for five years' travel and nomad life. Now I am back to Chengdu and happily work as a fund manager and manage a private fund company. It is a very challenge job but I truly enjoy the process of making investment decisions based on the changing conditions of financial markets and geopolitics. Recently I began to manage a jewelry business in Guangzhou spontaneously, and I will keep on learning.

One paragraph to describe myself. I am curious with this world and try to achieve a better self by exploring this world and communicating with people all over the world. That's why I am keeping on travelling and by far I have visited 117 countries. I like to explore the diversity of this world and learn things from different aspects. During my five year's around the world travel,couchsurfing experiences were my best memories. so I decided to pass on CS spirits and continue to host in Chengdu.

Why do I live in Chengdu? Three key words for Chengdu are panda🐼, hotpot🌶and inclusiveness🏳️‍🌈. These make Chengdu the most recognizable and popular city in China. Chengdu old city hasn't changed its location and name for more than 2600 years, and Chengdu people live a very chill and relax lifestyle.

Another interesting thing is that Chengdu and Amsterdam have lots of similarities. Both city have a lot of canals and rivers; They solved the problem of flood so people could live a safe and happy life.Both city are quite liberal. Chengdu is the most open and LGBTQ+ friendly city in China. Both city have a lot of coffee shops,book stores and bars.

My home is open to people of different genders, sexual orientations, races and religions. Let's explore Chengdu together. I am sure it will bring you the most authentic Chinese experience. Please send me personal message instead of template/AI message/gerneral message if you want to stay with me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is an awesome platform for me to know and experience the different culture and lifestyle, to revalue my current life, and to make some changes to achieve a happier life.

Interests

Politics,Economy,History,Culture,Philosophy, Religion and Business

  • books
  • beer
  • coffee
  • meditation
  • politics
  • technology
  • music
  • hiking
  • swimming
  • business
  • geopolitics
  • history
  • religion
  • science
  • art
  • food
  • tea
  • dance
  • deep conversations
  • finance
  • economy
  • jewelry
  • investment

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have traveled around the world for three years and it significantly changed my life. I became a digital nomad and enjoyed this lifestyle. I learnt the diversity of this world and became a world citizen. What's more, I especially treasured the difficult experiences in my trip as I learnt how to overcome the difficulties and be positive.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am from mainland China(Han Chinese and 1/8 Tibetan), immigrated to Hong Kong, and worked for a Taiwanese company for seven years. I could speak many Chinese dialects due to my background. My advantage is that I could easily immerse, imitate the accent, and make people believe I am local. I am lucky that I could see things from different aspects. I don't judge, but I like to listen, absorb and respect. I could help you to understand big pictures if you are open-minded. I am happy to be the bridge between China and HK or Taiwan. I believe communication and understanding would help to achieve a better world.

I am fancy with spiritual things. I could share you the essence of Tibetan Buddhism and I am open for all other religions.

My favorite travel destination is Middle East. Despite the conflict, I am so impressed by the rich spirituality and hospitality brought by people live there. I spend a whole Ramadan month in Morocco to explore meaning of Islam. I experienced Passover holiday in Jerusalem with a Jewish family for a week and I learnt so much from them. I spent a month in Iran and I fount out it is so different from media propaganda and the religion there is top down. I met the most genuine and hospital people in Kurdistan of iraq. Politics sucks. but human nature are so beautiful.

My favorite country is Samoa. It is a pacific island country in the middle of no where . Since it is the last few islands that Europeans found, the Polynesian culture is well preserved, and the culture is so different from all other civilization. Also, its three wave of immigration in the history is related to China and I feel so much connection with them.

My favorite animal is snow leopard. They inhabit in Tibetan plateau but their living environment is under threat. Their numbers are the indicator of how healthy the environment is. I could share you my understanding of environment protection in Tibetan plateau.

I am a fund manager and I could not only give you advice how to manage your money to achieve your financial goal, but also share my understanding of meaning of wealth.

I begin to manage jewelry business recently, and we produce it in china and sell it abroad. I could share you with my understanding of doing a business.

I like to listen to people's stories. I believe all people's stories make up this whole beautiful world and I am always inspired by their stories.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My smile and positive attitude toward life

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Hong Kong

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