“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.” (1 Corinthians 10:13)
Surrey, England
Yidong Zhang
张亿东
I grew up on the field paths of rural northwest Shandong. I was shaped by the snowstorms of St. Petersburg. I found my footing, at last, in the grey drizzle of London.
Fifty years. Several eras walked through on foot. Several worlds prised open by language.
Then AI entered my story — catching every unfinished idea I had ever carried, and handing each one back as something real.
Standing under the stars of Surrey, I believe it: I can become anyone I want to be.
Surrey, 2025
1972
Shandong
1989
Gaokao
1995
St. Petersburg
1998
IT entrepreneur
2022
Surrey
2025
Vibe coder
Latest writing
- Testimony
- Yidong: A Man Still Becoming
‘He recalls standing behind a cinema screen as a child, mesmerised not by the film itself but by the strange reversal of perspective. He notices rivers, weather, silence, emotional afterimages. He pays attention to the texture of experience itself.’
- Three Fingers, A Whole Life
A reflection on my grandmother's life, marked by her three-fingered hand and quiet resilience in rural China.