I’ve grown up in Nanchang for most of my childhood. Beyond the flashy skyscrapers and softly-flowing rivers, Nanchang has a unique meaning to me. The principal river that runs through Nanchang is the Gan, a sub-tributary of the great Yangtze…

On the shores of that river called time,

there are no beaches.

Bare, hard, and grey, rocks

lay as they have always lain.

They live, or rather, exist,

outside of time,

their edges unfettered

by the relentless passage of…

There’s an end in “friend”,

An “over” in “lover”,

A “lie” in believe

And yet,

There is no end to friendship,

Only “good” in “goodbye”

Nine months ago, we embarked on a journey around the world as fantastic and unlikely as that taken by Phileas Fogg in acclaimed literary history. It is fitting and proper that we should compare ourselves to that eccentric but strong-willed…

Credits

Supporting Groups: 友好 lernbereite Настоящие සුහදශීලී friends group,  Nanchang No.2 High School English Club

Question Design: Jialiang Tang, Maura Blacke, Jane, Diwme

Questionnaire Design: Jialiang Tang (Chinese Version, International Version 2), Maura Blacke (International Version 1)

Distribution & Collection:

China(79=38+41):…

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Time stands still,

in the old house

Peeling paint on ancient walls,

buzzing flies in empty halls,

a giant tapestry waiting since antiquity.

But for whom?

For whom will the wildflowers bloom, the songbirds sing,

and the trees…

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