In Chiang Mai, Thailand, Ms. Chen from China is sweating it out on the tennis court during her regular weekly private tennis lesson.

The 26-year-old was originally employed at a bank in Shanghai, where she had a stable job with a good income. But overwhelmed by her career prospects and her desire for freedom at the time of the epidemic, Ms. Chen and her husband decided to end their life in Shanghai and move to this small city in northern Thailand to settle down.

China's strict closure policy during the Xin Guan epidemic and the increasingly "invasive" working environment have led more and more young Chinese to choose to move overseas. Among them, Chiang Mai, Thailand, with its slow pace of life and relatively cheap prices, has become the first choice of many. [Read More]