Ling Wei (魏玲) is a freelance editor and independent writer based in Beijing.
She previously wrote feature stories for platforms like Esquire China and Portrait Magazine.
Most work published in Chinese.
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Racer Lang Xu and the Green Light Era / 赛车手徐浪和那个绿灯闪耀的年代 — ONE Lab, 2017
A 50,000-word feature story on the racing careers of second-generation coal bosses and the free, energetic, yet transient decade of China’s private economy from 1998 to 2008. The linked version is an excerpt.
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Chen Tianqiao Moves to the Promised Land / 陈天桥 搬家到应许之地 — Guyu Lab of Tencent News, 2019
A story about how China’s former richest man moved to Silicon Valley to fight anxiety through neuroscience.
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find / 好人难寻 — Guyu Lab of Tencent News, 2018
Feature story on a bizarre case where a good Samaritan’s bravery led to an escapee’s death.
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The Armless, the Blind, Ducks, and White Storks / 无臂人，盲者，鸭子，白鹳 — ONE Lab, 2016
Feature on flood disasters in northern China, told through the lives of two disabled tree-planters.
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Capital Winter, Startups, and Young People of Our Time / 入侵的消息已经被证实：资本寒冬、创业和我们时代的年轻人 — Esquire China, 2015
A 20,000-word feature on the rise and fall of China’s youth during the startup boom.
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A Homicide in the Daxing’anling Mountains / 大兴安岭杀人事件 — Esquire China, 2015
Feature story on a homicide involving Ewenki and Han people during the final days of logging in China’s largest virgin forest.
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Made in Dongguan / 东莞制造 — Portrait Magazine, 2013
Feature on China’s largest pornography crackdown and its impact on local sex workers.