From chasing dreams across the Strait to finding a sense of belonging in Beijing, flight attendant Zhuang Xuan from China's Taiwan region has thrived as a "slash youth", referring to those choosing to undertake multiple careers.
Over the past five years at Hainan Airlines, she has been the sweet-voiced flight attendant with a distinctive Taiwan accent adored by passengers, and Hainan Airlines' brand ambassador, drawing constant photo requests.
Logging 1,050 flight hours annually across over 20 countries in five years, she blends elegance in her qipao uniform with relentless ambition. "I want to carve out a life here." She declared with pride, scripting her story of devotion in the sky.