Culture Spotlight
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Culture Spotlight: Before You Watch the Movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
There are films you watch, and then there are films you carry with you. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (臥虎藏龍) is one I have been quietly carrying for years, a wuxia novel adapted into cinema with remarkable grace. At first glance, it dazzles with gravity-defying sword fights: bodies gliding across rooftops, drifting through bamboo forests, as…
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Culture Spotlight: From Carp to Dragon: A Garden Reflection on Aspiration and Transformation
Spring always feels like a reset button at Lan Su. The ponds brighten, the plants stretch awake, and our koi residents begin cruising around again after what looks, frankly, like a very luxurious winter nap. And this year? There are so many baby fish. In my entire 10 years at Lan Su, I do not…
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Culture Spotlight: Are You a Pluviophile?
Are you a pluviophile? Or, shall we say in Chinese, a 喜雨者 (xǐ yǔ zhě), a lover of rain? Ever since I was little, there was something deeply romantic about a spring rainy day. Rain meant poetry. Rain meant daydreaming. Rain meant curling up with a Chinese period drama and watching the main character girl…