Like Water to the Ravine: Hong Kong History and the Stream of Consciousness

"Whoever controls history controls the future; whoever controls the present controls history."
─ George Orwell, "1984"

The 2,000-year process of forming Hong Kong people is reproduced in the history of the empire and the rise and fall of China is reflected on the perspective of Hong Kong.

The semi-real space where water and land, present and past, fish and people intermingle with each other is "history" itself.

"Like Water Goes to the Downfall" is an alternative clue to understanding Hong Kong. The timeline stretches from China in prehistoric times to Hong Kong in the 2020s, covering the historical fragments that have nurtured Hong Kong as a "foreign place" for thousands of years. The author also uses a unique perspective to analyze the basic characteristics of the history and culture of the Central Plains, allowing readers to gain a broader perspective on various people and events in China and Hong Kong in ancient and modern times.

In the long history, what stories have shaped the consciousness of Hong Kong people today?

Hong Kong's political movement is becoming more localized. Why does it reflect the trajectory of global conflicts?

How can China, which has gone through dynasty changes, become a unified community spanning two thousand years?

From Qu Yuan to Jin Yong, Cheung Po Tsai to Ng Meng Tat, can we escape from the concepts and myths accumulated over thousands of years?