Beyond the river is the sea, and foreigners arriving from across the sea are called seafarers. Some love the long road and make it their home; some tire of the waves and settle down where they land. Those who leave forget where they came from, and those who arrive know not when they will return. Old travelers have yet to depart when new ones arrive. People come and go, an endless flow. Only the curtains at the alley entrance and the lamps that never go out stay the same.
Anecdote · Jiangnan State · Hangzhou