‘A stop on the train’: the transient mentality of creative expats in Beijing, China

Figures & data

Table 1. List of participants.

Code	Name	Gender	Occupation	Nationality	Length of stay	Date of interview
1	Rebecca	F	Economic research assistant	USA	1–5 years	15 June; 1 July 2021
2	Gregory	M	Professor and Musician	USA	30+ years	24 June; 8 July 2021
3	Rob	M	Multimedia Artist and Curator	Italy	15–20 years	12 July 2021
4	Andrew	M	Arts Collective Director	UK	5–10 years	7 July 2021
5	Ronald	M	Content creator; Food and drink industry	India	5–10 years	28 July 2021
6	Monica	F	Musician, Teacher; Healthcare industry	USA	15–20 years	10 August 2021
7	Sophia	F	Translator	Russia	1–5 years	24 July 2021
8	Marcus	M	Educator and Writer	USA	15–20 years	26 July 2021
9	Felicity	F	Artist	^a	10–15 years	11 August 2021
10	Matt	M	Freelance Producer	France	1–5 years	25 July 2022
11	Alice	F	Architect	Brazil	1–5 years	17 July 2022
12	Barbara	F	^a	^a	1–5 years	7 August 2022

^a Participants requested to keep this information confidential.

Figure 1. Creative expats’ place of residence and expat clusters, Beijing. Source: OpenStreetMaps.