Hong Kong
“The mountain was covered with stubby pines and little firs; the sky was filled with clouds of azurite. In the woods, the wind howled like a mad god, but when it came across the distance of from the sea, the sound as desperate and forlorn, like the cry of a lonesome hound.” Love in a Fallen City, Eileen Chang
Beijing
“Commander Yu, as the saying goes, ‘A great man understands the times, a smart bird chooses the tree where it roosts, and a clever man chooses the leader he’ll follow.”
Red Sorghum, Mo Yan
Shanghai
“…we looked at the silhouettes of the buildings lit up by the street lights on both sides of the Huangpu River, especially the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Asia’s tallest. The ferries, the waves, the night-dark grass, the dazzling neon lights and incredible structures…” Shanghai Baby, Wei Hui
