[ \ 01 ]Bridging the Gap · 弥合鸿沟

Bridgingthe gap.

弥合鸿沟

VANE Labs is the bridge between Western audiences and what China offers — in health, movement, wellness, and culture. Open documentation, maps and guides for things that don't exist on Western maps, and a paid trip-planning service for anyone ready to come and do it themselves.

Plan Your Journey →Explore the Maps
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[ \ 02 ]Explore · The Hub

Find your topic. Navigate what isn't on Western maps.

Maps and guides for places that don't show up on Google or Apple Maps. Sourced on the ground. Every entry is a real address you can walk into.

[ 01 ] Health & Diagnostics

Health Checkups

Comprehensive physicals, TCM, sports rehab.

· Traditional Chinese Medicine
Enter →体检

[ 02 ] Movement & Sport

Movement & Sport

Pickup basketball, outdoor gyms, training spots.

· Outdoor Pickup· Calisthenics & Outdoor Gyms
Enter →康复

[ 03 ] Nature & Expedition

Nature

Parks, running routes, mountain trails.

· Running Routes
Enter →公园

[ 04 ] Mind & Body

Tai Chi & Qigong

Dawn practice circles in the public parks.

Enter →太极

[ 05 ] Food & Medicine

Places to Eat

Cantonese medicinal food, the way locals order it.

Enter →食疗
[ \ 03 ]The Map · Featured spots

The places worth knowing about. All on one map.

A first taste of what's on VANE. Click any pin for context, then open its full themed map below.

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Health Checkups ↗TCM ↗Sports Rehab ↗Basketball ↗Outdoor Gyms ↗Parks ↗Running Routes ↗Tai Chi ↗
[ \ 03 ]Mission
VANE Labs

弥合鸿沟

Four pillars.

How we close the distance between Western precision and Eastern medicine.

[ 01 ]

Education

教育

Open documentation of two traditions — what each measures, what each misses, and how the worldviews differ.

[ 02 ]

Technology

科技

Wearables and software that translate between Eastern signal and Western data. AI-assisted interpretation.

[ 03 ]

Community

社区

A growing audience that already feels the gap. Forums, founder calls, in-person events — a place to learn from each other.

[ 04 ]

Communication

沟通

Bilingual interpretation between two medical languages. Templates, phrasebooks, translation layers.

[ \ 04 ]Founder

Traditional Chinese medicine saved my life while my medical system let me down. Going to the source showed me how big the gap is. Now I'm showing the way back.

Yaro Taranenko

Yaro Taranenko

Founder · Guangzhou, China

Born in Kazakhstan, raised in Toronto. Ethnically Russian, Chinese, and Kazakh. Yaro's journey has always blended the philosophies of East and West. VANE Labs is a reflection of that.

In elementary school, I had debilitating eczema, a rash that made me insecure, anxious, and got in the way of me and what I loved most: sports. For years I hid the scars and wore long sleeves even in the hottest weather, as Western doctors gave me at most temporary relief. Then one visit to a traditional Chinese medicine doctor taught me about stress management, diet, herbal and topical remedy, and fixed it for life.

On a business trip to Guangzhou, I remembered exactly why this ancient practice fixed me. Chinese philosophy perfected what the Western side lacked: holistic understanding, dietary intervention, stress management, herbal remedy.

VANE Labs is my answer to bridge that gap. My goal is to openly document the Eastern practices, learn the philosophy, and share it through technology and community. Not a brand. A translation layer.

Two systems. One body. Closing the gap, one person at a time.

Book a Call with Yaro→45 minutes · Personalized walkthrough
[ \ 04 ]The Journey · Done For You

Want all of this planned for you? I'll build the trip.

A done-for-you China trip — orchestrated end to end. The clinics booked, the apps set up, the practitioners scheduled, the translation handled, the results interpreted afterward. Built around what you actually want to do here.

  • →Pre-trip planning + protocol
  • →Bookings + payments handled
  • →On-the-ground translation
  • →Results analysis after
See The Journey →Book a Call ↗
[ \ 05 ]The Audience

0M+

Views per month · Instagram + TikTok + YouTube

We work with audiences from the West and from China simultaneously, in a bilingual fashion, to bridge the knowledge and cultural gap between the two markets.

For Chinese businesses · 致中国企业

Clinic, brand, manufacturer, practitioner. Work with VANE to reach this audience.

Partner with VANE ↗
[ \ 06 ]From the bridge

People who crossed it. And what they found on the other side.

[ Incoming ]

The first cohort just got back. I'm collecting stories with their permission. They'll land here.

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