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'He recalled his birthplace, a small city named Nantes on the shores of the tranquil Loire, where the brilliant pinpricks of the stars reflected in the water resembled an oil painting'
["Night Journey of the Dragon-Horse" – Xia Jia]
[I am elated to see the name of Nantes, a city dear to me in this most unexpected place! :)]
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["Night Journey of the Dragon-Horse" – Xia Jia]
[I am elated to see the name of Nantes, a city dear to me in this most unexpected place! :)]
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'When I am done telling you these stories, when you're done listening to these stories, I am no longer I, and you are no longer you. In this afternoon, we briefly merged into one. After this, you will always carry a bit of me, and I will always carry a bit of you, even if we both forget this conversation.'
["Invisible Planets" – Hao Jingfang]
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'He suggested to the appropriate authorities that the regulations should no longer explain what was fotbidden. Instead, the regulations should set forth what could be said, and how to say it. [...] The List of Sensitive Words was eliminated, and in its plave came the List of Healthy Words.'
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'The appropriate authorities explained that the real ID Web Access System was designed to make administration of the Web more convenient and rational and eliminate the serious problems caused by anonymity on the Web. Arvardan was unsure what these "serious problems" were.'
["The Silent City" – Ma Boyong]
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If the plan succeeded, it would be a step to bring about the kind of golden age envisioned by Confucius millenia ago: "And then men would care for all elders as if they were their own children. The aged would grow old and die in security; the youthful would have opportunities to contribute and prosper; and children would grow up under the guidance and protection of all [...]everyone would be cared for and loved.'
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'[...] they were working on developping a web-based system that would allow anyone with some idle time and interest in helping others to register to volunteer. Then the volunteers would be able to sign on to Ah Fus [remotely operated robots] in homes across the country to take care of elders, children, parents, pets, and to help in other ways.
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'After dinner, Tongtong turned on the video wall to play some games. The world in the game is so different from the world around me, she thought. In the game, a person just died. They didn't get sick, and they didn't sit on a wheelchair. Behind her, Mom and Grandpa continued to argue about the caretaker.'
[« Tongtong's summer » – Xia Jia]
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[« Tongtong's summer » – Xia Jia]
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'Ghost Street was built to entertain the tourists, and all the ghosts were their toys. But I'm just a toy for Xiao Qian.
Pretending that the fake is real only makes the real seem fake.'
[A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight – Xia Jia]
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Pretending that the fake is real only makes the real seem fake.'
[A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight – Xia Jia]
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'I imagine these buildings growing as fast as cancer cells, finally settling into the form they have today. Inside the appartments, it's always dark because there's so little space between the buildings that tenants in buildings next to each other can shake hands through the windows. The alleyways are narrow like capillaries and follow no discernible pattern.'
[Short story "The Flower of Shazui"]
— Oct 03, 2026 01:56AM
[Short story "The Flower of Shazui"]
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'The biggest fear is for someone else to understand what you really fear.'
[The Fish of Lijiang – Chen Qiufan]
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See also:
The Factory– H. Oyamada
The Magic Mountain – T. Mann
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep – PKD
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch – PKD
Algorithms for Love – K. Liu
Idéal – T. Hayman & B. Chaubard
A Distant Neighbourhood – J. Taniguchi
— Oct 01, 2026 02:13PM
[The Fish of Lijiang – Chen Qiufan]
****
See also:
The Factory– H. Oyamada
The Magic Mountain – T. Mann
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep – PKD
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch – PKD
Algorithms for Love – K. Liu
Idéal – T. Hayman & B. Chaubard
A Distant Neighbourhood – J. Taniguchi
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The Year of the Rat – Chen Qiufan
****
See also:
Dr Bloodmoney – PKD
The Penultimate Truth – PKD
War Game – PKD
Jacob's Ladder (film)
— Oct 01, 2026 12:48PM
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See also:
Dr Bloodmoney – PKD
The Penultimate Truth – PKD
War Game – PKD
Jacob's Ladder (film)
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Since it is the town where Jules Verne was born, isn't it a Mecca for science-fiction writers? In addition of course to it's many other charms such as former biscuit factories and the preserved heart of Anne of Brittany?
That's right, Jan! The birthplace of Jules Verne has hosted the Utopiales festival every year since 2000, has been celebrated by Julien Gracq in La Forme d'une ville and hosts the Utopiales festival since 2000!Looking up Long Ma, the Dragon Horse, I learned more about the history of the Chinese mythological creature and the significance of the mechanized version in Nantes, embodying diplomatic ties between China and France! I chanced on it many times when I lived in rue Julien Videment, but I only learn about it today!
wwwDOTlesmachines-nantesDOTfr/long-ma-revient-a-nantes/
Long Ma, the Dragon-Horse in Nantes (Les Machines de l'Île)