Portrait of Yingzi Ye
from a small village to the world of ideas

From a small village in the mountains to the world of ideas —
always learning, always moving forward.

Hi, I’m Yingzi. I grew up in a mountain village with fewer than a hundred people — a place without internet, without TV, and where electricity only arrived in 2012. My childhood was made of river water, fields, mountain paths, and the sound of parents calling their children home for dinner.

Life has taken me far from that village, but the values I grew up with have never left me: warmth, responsibility, community, and noticing the small details. This is my quiet corner of the internet — a place where I write, think, observe, and grow.

Built with care.

🌱 My Story

I come from a small, remote village in rural China. We had almost nothing in material terms, but my childhood was full of friends, laughter, and simple joys. We washed clothes in the river, helped our families feed ducks and pigs, and played outside until sunset.

The warmest memory I carry is hearing parents call their children home for dinner — a sound that meant safety, food, and being together again after a long day.

Growing up in that environment taught me humility, gratitude, and the value of community. It also shaped the way I see the world — gently, with attention to the things most people overlook.

🌿 Values

Some things I try to carry with me, wherever I go:

  • I believe in kindness and patience.
  • I believe every person carries a story worth understanding.
  • I believe quiet people can change the world in quiet ways.
  • I believe the small, invisible things often matter the most.

🌄 Where I’m Going

My path has taken me across countries, languages, and disciplines — through mathematics, data science, community work, healthcare spaces, and education.

What connects everything is one simple direction:

I want to understand how information shapes people’s lives — and how we can make systems more humane, clearer, and more fair.

I don’t know exactly where this road will lead, but I know the kind of person I want to become: someone who works with both rigor and compassion, someone who builds carefully, and someone who never stops learning.