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lyf Dayanta Xi’an (西安lyf大雁塔共享公寓)

Located in one of the most popular city centres in Xi’an, lyf Dayanta Xi’an is part of a mixed-use development comprising a shopping mall. It is situated within the Grand Tang Mall, a 1,500-metre pedestrian street lined with heritage buildings of the Tang Dynasty. lyf Dayanta Xi’an is surrounded by an array of recreational and dining options, and is near to attractions such as the Wild Goose Pagoda and Tang Paradise. Guests will also be able to immerse in the arts at the nearby Xi'an Art Gallery or cultural performances at the Xi’an Concert Hall and Shaanxi Theatre. The coliving property is a 10-minute walk to the Datang Furongyuan metro station and a 40-minute drive to Xi’an North railway station. Xi’an Xianyang International Airport is a 50-minute drive away.

lyf Dayanta Xi’an offers 159 units comprising ‘One of a Kind’ studios, ‘lyf Style’ thematic studios, as well as ‘Two of a Kind’ and ‘All Together’ apartments. Its social facilities and spaces include the ‘Burn’ social gym, the ‘Bond’ social kitchen, the ‘Connect’ coworking and lounge zone, and the ‘Wash & Hang’ laundromat.

lyf Hongqiao Shanghai (上海中建 lyf 虹桥共享公寓)

Strategically located in the Hongqiao central business district of Shanghai, lyf Hongqiao Shanghai is a 10-minute walk from the National Convention and Exhibition Centre, one of the world’s largest exhibition complexes. The coliving property is in the vicinity of China’s world-famous tech unicorn companies. It is surrounded by several international schools, and a five-minute drive from the Hongqiao transportation hub comprising an international airport, a high-speed railway station and two metro lines. lyf Hongqiao Shanghai is part of an integrated development that also includes retail and office components.

The 204-unit property will provide ‘One of a Kind’ studios, ‘Up and Down’ bunk studios, ‘Two of a Kind’ and ‘All Together’ apartments, as well as facilities such as the ‘Bond’ social kitchen, the ‘Burn’ social gym, the ‘Connect’ coworking and lounge zone, and the ‘Wash & Hang’ laundromat.

lyf one-north Singapore

Nestled on Nepal Hill, lyf one-north Singapore will be the first coliving property in Singapore’s research and innovation business hub of one-north. The 324-unit coliving property will cater to the ready pool of technopreneurs, creatives and self-starters in the vibrant cluster that hosts prominent research and knowledge-based organisations, startups as well as business schools. The property is a stone’s throw away from one-north MRT station and a 30-minute ride to the central business district. lyf one-north Singapore enjoys easy access to key districts within the city via the Ayer Rajah Expressway and the public transportation network. Commercial buildings, as well as dining and retail options, are available in the vicinity.

lyf one-north Singapore offers a mix of ‘One of a Kind’ studios and ‘Level-Up’ loft units. Guests can look forward to communal amenities such as a lap pool, the ‘Bond’ social kitchen, the ‘Burn’ social gym, the ‘Chill Out’ barbeque garden, the ‘Connect’ coworking and lounge zone, the ‘Hang Out’ rooftop lawn, the ‘Wash & Hang’ laundromat, thematic function rooms and an indoor events hall.

1. Mr Austin Li, 29, Social Media Personality

A popular social media and ecommerce livestream personality, Mr Li has over 40 million followers on short video social media app Douyin. Focusing on the beauty industry, Mr Li drove US$145 million in sales during China’s Singles’ Day sale on ecommerce platform, Taobao in 2019. Mr Li is also well known for his charity efforts including donating and raising funds to build primary schools in China’s rural areas and supporting the country’s fight against COVID-19.

2. Ms Eileen Gu, 18, Freestyle Skiing World Champion

Touted as a trailblazer in freestyle skiing, Ms Gu is the first woman to earn three X Games medals as a rookie. She is also a two-time Youth Olympic Games gold medallist and ESPN Winter X Games champion. A part-time model who has graced the pages of Vogue, Harper’s BAZAAR and Elle, Ms Gu is also a champion for women’s empowerment. 

3. Ms Ling Zejin, 27, Founder of EASIN International Travel

Ms Ling is the founder of China’s first voluntourism travel platform, EASIN International Travel, which coordinates numerous travel charity projects domestically and abroad, in fields such as environmental protection, orphanage service, community construction, disease relief, women’s rights and more.

4. Mr Liu Nanxin, 25, Founder of a Public Welfare Fund  

Mr Liu established one of the largest public welfare funds for rural education in China. He is known for his social work of building libraries in China’s rural areas. Passionate about making books accessible to the rural communities, his ‘Thousand Pictures Plan’ brought 1,048 charities together to set up more than 1,500 libraries across the country benefitting over 350,000 rural children.

5. Ms Lu Kangjia, 29, Research Fellow at National University of Singapore

A research fellow at National University of Singapore (NUS), Ms Lu developed a membrane distillation technology with her team to recycle wastewater. Ms Lu is in the prestigious Forbes’s ‘30 under 30 Asia’ 2021 in Healthcare and Science. She was also a recipient of the NUS’s Annual Faculty of Engineering Innovation and Research Awards in 2014 as well as the New Member Special Award at the 11^th Aseanian Membrane Society conference in 2018.

6. Mr Neo Nie, 30, Founder of Heytea

Founder of China’s bubble tea giant Heytea, Mr Nie pioneered the new age tea in China, rejuvenating Chinese tea culture amongst Chinese youths. He also introduced and popularised cheese foam tea to the market. He has successfully grown Heytea into an international chain of over 660 outlets in more than 55 cities across China, Hong Kong and Singapore, with future plans to expand the Heytea brand in Europe and the USA.

7. Ms Qian Zhuang, 31, Founder of KnowYourself

Ms Qian is the founder of mental health startup KnowYourself. KnowYourself provides a platform for the Chinese to discuss about mental health issues and understand more about their mental health. KnowYourself has amassed nine million users and more than four million followers on Weibo, Zhihui and WeChat. Ms Qian has a Masters in Social Work from New York’s Columbia University.

8. Mr Raz Gal-Or, 27, Entrepreneur and Co-founder of Y-Platform

Mr Gal-Or is one of the co-founders of the Foreign Research Institute China or Y-Platform which aims to spread and promote the understanding of China’s culture. He showcases the daily lives of foreigners in China through his videos which have quickly gained popularity among local and foreign audience. In under a year, he has amassed over five million subscribers across his Chinese social media platforms. He also uses his platform for charity, sharing information about COVID-19 as well as coordinating plans to send medical supplies to China.

9. Ms Wendy Yu, 31, Founder of Yu Holdings

Recognised by Forbes China as an industry leader in fashion and arts, Ms Yu is a millennial entrepreneur and founder of Yu Holdings that invests in international fashion, lifestyle and technology enterprises. Her philanthropic efforts include facilitating cultural exchanges between The Metropolitan Museum of Art - one of the world's largest museums - and Chinese art and fashion communities. She is also committed to supporting women’s empowerment, involved in charities such as ‘Women for Women International’, aimed at helping women living in conflict areas.

10.  Ms Zhao Baodan, 30, Principal Investigator and Doctoral Supervisor

As the youngest professor, principal investigator and doctoral supervisor at the College of Optical Science and Engineering in Zhejiang University, Ms Zhao is in the prestigious Forbes’s ‘30 under 30 Asia’ 2021 in Healthcare and Science. She is also one of the youngest candidates in the ‘MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35’ list in China. Her research focuses on improving the energy efficiency of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and solar-powered batteries. In 2020, Ms Zhao was the only female scientist to receive the DAMO Academy Young Fellow award, set up by ecommerce giant Alibaba to support young scientists. She has a PhD in Physics and is a research associate at the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.