The　COVID-19　pandemic　has　drastically　challenged　urban　food　systems,　has　hurt　the　resilience　and　fundamental　function　of　urban　food　systems　and　also　accelerated　the　trends　of　digitization　and　changing　preferences　of　consumers　in　cities.　This　research　conducted　a　qualitative　analysis　of　the　discourses,　actions　and　interactions　of　different　actors　in　the　urban　food　systems　in　China　during　COVID-19　using　an　actor-oriented　approach　and　discourse　analysis.　This　research　finds　that　stricter　regulations　and　policies　have　been　implemented　by　governments　to　regulate　the　food　supply　chain　and　ensure　human　health.　Local　community　service　personnel,　volunteers,　stakeholders　along　the　food　supply　chain　and　consumers　formulated　collective　actions　during　the　pandemic　yet　chaos　and　discourse　distortions　also　emerged　at　different　stages.　The　pandemic　is　a　preamble　to　changes　in　consumers＇　preferences　and　food　supply　chains　in　urban　communities.　There　were　significant　structural　changes　and　a　dual　structure　of　urban　and　rural　food　systems,　where　unbalanced　supply　and　demand　existed.　Collective　actions　with　community　governance　and　an　innovative　food　business　model　to　digitize　flows　and　easily　adapt　to　shocks　in　food　systems　are　required.