张亿东 · Yidong Zhang
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Essays & Notes

6 pieces

  • Testimony
    Jun 2026
    faithfamilyimmigration
    “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)
  • Yidong: A Man Still Becoming
    May 2026
    ‘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
    Jan 2026
    memoirfamilyresilience
    A reflection on my grandmother's life, marked by her three-fingered hand and quiet resilience in rural China.
  • The Wind That Followed Me
    Dec 2025
    memoirfamilyresilienceimmigration
    A haunting tale of a childhood trauma in rural China and its lifelong echoes, shared by a friend who found peace in England.
  • The Name Under the Leaves
    Nov 2025
    memoirfamilyreflectionimmigration
    A poignant reflection on a mother's name and identity, lost and reclaimed through generations in rural China and beyond.
  • Becoming My Own Moses
    Jun 2024
    spirituality
    A journey through hardship and hope, from a childhood in rural China to finding strength in unexpected places.
Yidong Zhang · Surrey, England
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