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Newsletter · By Xinrou Shu · English · Official site

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  1. Issue · Aug 24, 2026

    How to Spot a Zhǔlǐrén – How Young Chinese Entrepreneurs Have Reshaped Coffee Culture (opens the original)

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    I talked to a zhuliren in the heart of Shanghai on a Saturday afternoon in May.For those who need a brief cultural explanation of what a zhuliren is: think of an owner as a curator, someone who projects the attitude that I’m not just selling coffee, clothes, or objects; I’m curating a way of life.The general stereotype of a zhuliren includes trendy clothes, usually clean-boy or clean-girl styles, and minimalist aesthetics resembling Japanese wabi-sabi, or at

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