Welcome
Who we are
Hangzhou Yungu School is a competency-based, private school founded and fully financed by Alibaba Partners
in
2017 to offer a new vision and practice for K-12 Chinese education. Every high school may have a counseling
office to help students succeed; at Yungu High School, Future Planning is a crucial and integral part of
competency-based education. It is a three-year program involving weekly lessons, individual tutoring
sessions, career day, college fair, etc., cultivating the skills and competencies required for planning the
future by guiding students to enter a fit university. It prepares the young for the future - finding their
authentic voice, discovering the world, and making informed life decisions.
Contact information
Susan Sun
Director of Future Readiness (College Counseling)
susan.syn@yungu.org
Hangzhou Activity: Wandering through the historic Liangzhu area - the very origin of Chinese civilization. It's not only profoundly significant but also beautifully green and serene - the perfect place to relax and find inspiration.
Go-to Meal in the Area: My go-to meal near campus is from a humble noodle shop called Jie'er Noodle House. They serve chewy noodles, but the real star is the topping - freshly stir-fried by the chef. My favorite combination is shrimp and eel. Each order takes over 40 minutes to prepare, but it's absolutely worth the wait!
Book: I'm an avid reader of anything by Martin Seligman. His groundbreaking work in positive psychology has been a major inspiration to me, both personally and professionally.
Hidden Talent: I possess a mostly retired talent for fortune-telling. I eventually hung up my crystal ball, though - some secrets are better left undiscovered.
#Why Yungu: My career began in HR at major IT companies, where I saw the 'end product' of our education system in the workplace. This unique vantage point revealed a critical gap: while employees had knowledge, they often lacked the deeper, transferrable competencies to apply it dynamically. This inspired my detour into education. I joined Yungu because it doesn't just teach subjects; it builds the resilient, adaptable learners that the future demands.
Lisa Huo
Associate Director of Future Readiness Center
lisa.hw@yungu.org
Hangzhou Activity: Favorite Hangzhou Activity - city walk to spot street artist
Favorite Go-To Meal in Area - Me Too at WetTown Square (Beef pizza, Fuji Latte, Tom Yum Noodle Soup)
Favorite Book - The Count of Monte Cristo
Hidden Talent - Backpacker I Amateur Ballet Dancer
Why Yungu - A place that makes learning happen, for both students and teachers.
Ling Hua
Future Readiness Counsellor
ling.hl@yungu.org
Hangzhou Activity: Cruising on a wooden boat in Xixi Wetland, feeling the calm harmony of nature.
Go-to Meal in the Area: Local favorites around EFC and the Drum Tower neighborhood.
Movie: The Notebook 🎬📖
Hidden talents: Thanks to tennis, I’m surprisingly good at swatting mosquitoes and flies.
#WhyYungu? Because I want to be part of innovative education that shapes the future.
Fiona Fa
Future Planning Counselor
fiona.fzx@yungu.org
avorite Hangzhou Activity: Visiting local markets
Go-To Meal in the Area: Anything spicy — the spicier, the better!
Favorite Movie: Green Book
Hidden Talent: I’m exceptionally good at picking the perfect restaurants（like 桂语山房Guiyushanfang in Hangzhou) — trust me, you’ll never leave hungry.
Why Yungu? Because it embraces change, with openness and non-judgmental inclusiveness.
Ariel Pan
Future Planning Counselor
ariel.pxy@yungu.org
Hangzhou Activity: SPA! The spirit of life!
Go-To Meal in the Area: Zang Xian Gongfang藏鲜工坊 - Fresh Seafood in the Zhejiang Style
Favorite Movie: Jia Zhangke's Xiao Wu – A masterpiece of documentary style film
Hidden Talent: I can quickly read Chinese texts, a skill I developed by secretly reading numerous novels as a child.
#Why Yungu: I aspire to be a teacher who is able and willing to grow together with my students!
Wendy Guo
Future Planning Counselor
wendy.gw@yungu.org
Name your favorite
Hangzhou Activity: Cycling around West Lake
Go-To Meal in Area: Definitely a bowl of delicious noodles — being from northern China, I guess noodles are in my DNA.
Movie: La La Land — a colorful story about following passion and dreams.
Hidden Talent: Packing and organizing — from rooms to suitcases, I’ve got it covered.
#Why Yungu：As the old Chinese saying goes, "It takes ten years to grow a tree, but a hundred years to nurture a person." Education is a long-term mission, and Yungu’s competency-based approach is truly designed to cultivate talents for the future.
Echo Jin
College Counselor
Echo.jw@yungu.org
Hangzhou Activity: Boating in Xixi Wetland in spring and autumn & playing tennis in the beautiful school courtyard.
Go-to Meal in the Area: Tonglefang (Qingchun Branch). My favorite dish is the seasonal stir-fried crab roe during the Jiangnan crab season—so fresh it melts in your mouth.
Book: The Inner Game of Tennis. It is not only a guide to tennis, but also a work on psychological growth. While learning tennis, it helps people also learned how to overcome inner distractions and find own rhythm of growth
Hidden Talent: Face recognition — I can quickly remember people and even recall those I met many years ago, sometimes as far back as ten years.
#Why Yungu: In such a rapidly changing and uncertain world, Yungu is a place where both students and teachers can find their own direction and explore who they are within a larger system.
School Calendar
The school year lasts from September 1st to the end of June. The calendar consists of two semesters with 40
weeks of classroom instruction.
Instructions for accessing transcripts
Counseling Program
Best fit universities: Look beyond the rankings.
Bilingual Chinese staff assist in the college search and selection process and cultivate two
primary competencies: research-based & value-aligned decision-making.
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forsocialgood'. We educate and try to influence our students on how ranking is composed and how to treat
it
wisely. Students can use their academic skills and selfunderstanding to research and find their fit
university, as well as be in touch with admission representatives through college fairs, school visits, and
career explorations.
Well-prepared, well-research university application
Future Planning is a three-year program that reframes the college counseling function to develop
students’ readiness for life after college and beyond. We employ the
applied research finding of Positive Psychology and the Clifton Strength Finder to support students’ healthy
identity construction. The competencies cultivated through
this program include Understanding of Self, Research-based Argumentation, Reflective Practice, and
Value-aligned Decision-making, jointly preparing the young to
find their authentic voice, discover the world, and make informed decisions about a fit university and more
in life.
To encourage students to do their diligence and have quality preparation for each application,
Yungu School sets the cap number of applications submitted to 10 colleges. The University of California
Application system and UCAS each count as a single application.
Information about the college fair
· Routinely we have two college fairs a year (In May and September), and all higher education
institutions are welcome to register. If you are interested in participating,
please reach out to Ling Hua (Ling.hl@yungu.org)
· If you have university promotional swags you’d like to send to our students, it will be warmly
welcomed, and please use this mail address:
地址：浙江省杭州市西湖区三墩镇荆大路269号
Add.: 269 Jingda Rd, Sandun Town, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Contact：华泠 Ling Hua +86-0571-86932936
We’ll use them as a prize for our Future planning class activities.
How to schedule a visit
· The future planning counselors are responsible for inviting admission officers and
representatives from various international universities to Yungu for individual and
group presentations. Please write an email to Ling.hl@yungu.org. Once you get the time confirmed, you will
get
An email with instructions: recommended hotel, restaurant, how to arrive from the nearest airport,
foot massage nearby recommendation.
A coffee shop coupon to the school with the voucher to enjoy a free coffee.
Discourage using agents and limited numbers of transcripts
· Yungu School is a community that empowers every student to plan for their future. We
discourage our students from engaging with agents. Up to 10 official transcripts
will be sent from the school and counselor by the Cialfo system.
Discourage printed brochures
· Considering lowering your traveling burden, a small number of brochures are welcomed. Also,
Yungu School is striving to maintain an Eco-school to be responsible for
the environment, and it’s part of who we’re. So, we invite you to join us to be mindful of bringing printed
materials.
