Mountains, Walls, and Cities: My Poetic Memory of Place

Описание: Mountains, Walls, and Cities: My Poetic Memory of Place
Hsiao Hung-Chih

My three cities form a layered narrative of life and thought. Each city carries its own unique symbolism and spiritual resonance:

Agou’s Walled City — This place holds my sense of identity and historical roots. The lineage of the Lanling Hsiao family reflects ancestral heritage, while the vision of a Southern Silicon Valley introduces a dynamic tension: a deep cultural bloodstream intertwined with future-facing innovation. This city is a site where past and future converge—a source and a beginning.

Hualien’s Port Streets — This land of sea winds and mountain rains nourished my poetic awakening and nature writing. Hualien’s vastness invites contemplation; in the ebb and flow of tides, language and inspiration move freely. The stillness of the earth and the wildness of the ocean both serve as mirrors for my writing. It is more than geography—it is a spiritual dwelling, a place where thought flows and poetry brews.

Taipei’s Urban Core — Interwoven with higher education and professional experience, this city became my hub of humanistic brilliance and the starting point of my global journey. Here, I collide with ideas and converse with the world. Daily life is not merely routine—it is a confluence of knowledge and creativity, a livable, mobile text. This city is both stage and springboard, a nexus that carries the direction of my heart.

My urban triangle moves from cultural inheritance → natural contemplation → global expansion. Living within it, I also seek my own position and mode of expression. This trajectory echoes my inner perception and shapes my philosophical thinking and creative orientation.