Harry den Hartog is an urban designer and researcher, who founded his own research & design studio Urban Language in 2004 (https://urbanlanguage.org). Since 2012, he has been a faculty member at Tongji University’s College of Architecture and Urban Planning in Shanghai. He also has a research position at Delft University in the Netherlands. His research focus is on (Chinese) new town developments, waterfront transformations, and urban-rural relations. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1033-5739.