The dragon boat cuts across False Creek like a blade through memory.
Drum — a single stroke, then the answering crash of twenty paddles striking water in unison. The dragon head surges forward, painted eyes glaring, carved scales glistening in Vancouver's June light. On the shore, a spectator watches. She has lived in this city her…
Hong Kong's Hidden Departure Points: Beyond the Harbor
Stand on the Hong Kong waterfront in 1890, and you'd see dozens of steamships at anchor, their smokestacks belching coal smoke into the humid air. Small boats shuttle between shore and ship, carrying passengers, cargo, and the hopes of thousands. This is the image most descendants carry—the…