Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Willow Garden


We arrived in Liuyuan, which was our destination for the night. "Liuyuan" means "willow garden."
"There are no willows in the Willow Garden," I said, observing the brown treelessness around.
"It's the dream," Zhongmei said. "Sometimes you name things after what you don't have."

from Ultimate Journey
by Richard Bernstein



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