PIXELS OF TIME
From Beijing to Abu Dhabi: A Journey of Dreams and Self-Creation (2007–2026)By YIXUAN LI
Length2h 3m
About this audiobook
Do you feel lost—or unsure where to go next?
PIXELS OF TIME — From Beijing to Abu Dhabi: A Journey of Dreams and Self-Creation (2007–2026) offers an honest companion through uncertainty, fear, and beginning again.
Spanning nearly two decades (2007–2026), this memoir exists as a record of one woman’s repeated departures—and her search for home, freedom, love, and an answer to the question, “Who am I?” It does not try to decide who was right or wrong. It records how she kept moving forward by trusting what she felt when she could not see the world clearly.
Reading PIXELS OF TIME is not simply following a life across borders. It is an invitation to look inward—to gather time and light from the fragments of life, find strength in moments of stillness, and begin again from where you are. If you have ever felt unsure of where to go, these words may walk beside you for a while.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length2 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 19, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2PROLOGUE
3CHAPTER ONE BEIJING (2007–2012)
4University
5The Olympics
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6The Cost of Betraying Myself
7Studying Abroad
8CHAPTER TWO RUNNING (2013–2017): My Days in Britain
9Arrival
10Classes Begin
11A Small Circle of Chinese Students
12Travels in Europe: Beijing’s Guomao District
13The Interview
14Getting In
15The Work Itself
16Beginning to Lose Myself
17Pedro Appears
18A Pen
19An Apple
20My Daughter’s Birth
21CHAPTER THREE DARKNESS DESCENDS (2018–2021): Moving Toward Chaos
22Before Departure
23Arrival in Dubai
24Forced to Find Work: Endless Arguments
25Bangkok
26The Pandemic: Is It Still Possible to Break Free?
27An Internet Company
28Pedro Returns to China
29CHAPTER FOUR ABU DHABI (2022–2026)
30Back in the Middle East
31Appears, Then Disappears
32Questions About My Origins and Marriage
33My Daughter’s School
34Experiencing Pain
35Time and Light
36EPILOGUE
37ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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