Changsha cafe brews unity, empathy

Chris McMillan
Sep 10, 2025
1 min read

China Daily

8^th September 2025

Changsha cafe brews unity, empathy

Amid the bustle of Changsha, capital of Hunan province, a coffee shop run by two baristas with hearing impairments and one volunteer is transforming the simple act of ordering coffee into an exercise in empathy and inclusion.

The cafe, called Sign Planet, was initiated by Wang Han, president of the Hunan Foundation for Disabled Persons and a well-known host from Hunan Television, along with his friends. It follows a collaborative business model in which the community provides the venue, social organizations offer training and social workers participate.

https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202509/08/WS68be2d31a3108622abc9f56b.html

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