What makes a city feel like home?

是什么让一座城市显得宛如家园?

Round Table China

2026-07-31

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A new survey asked young Chinese migrants what makes a city finally feel like home. The answers had less to do with money or apartments and more to do with something simpler: human connection. But for millions leaving home for school and work, building those bonds is often the hardest part. So what makes some places easier to call home than others? / A dead appliance. A knock on the door. For millions of people living alone in China, that moment can trigger more anxiety than the repair bill ever could. But when the person on the other side is a woman, something changes. All-female repair crews are quietly winning over customers across the country. Not because they fix things faster, but because they bring a sense of ease that starts before they even step inside (35:14). On the show: Steve, Fei Fei & Yushan
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • This is Roundtable.

  • What makes a city finally feel like yours?

  • A steady paycheck?

  • A door that only you can unlock?

  • Or something simpler like having a go-to person for bad days and good news?

  • A new survey asked young Chinese people exactly that question,

  • and the answers turned out to be less about square footage and more about the weight of human connection.

  • But when millions are uprooting their lives for degrees and careers,

  • building those bonds is often the hardest part of the move.

  • So what is it then that makes certain places easier to call home than others?

  • Coming to you from our studios in Beijing, this is Roundtable.

  • I'm Steve.

  • Thanks very much for being with us today.

  • And for the show, I'm with Feifei and Yushan.

  • What makes you feel that you truly belong in a city?

  • Is it finally finding a stable job, having a place to call your own,

  • or maybe simply knowing that there are people there that you can count on?

  • A new survey has explored how young people in China think about belonging, revealing

  • that feeling at home is much more than just where you live.