Hello. I'm Bong, writing to you from China—thousands of miles away. I know you've already heard about China through countless channels. Its GDP, its vast territory, its sheer scale. It's almost impossible to ignore.
But this website is not here to give you a comprehensive introduction to China. Any sophisticated AI can do that far better than I can.
What I want to share with you is my own story: growing up and growing older in China, and the quiet, profound influence of my father, a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacist, who shaped my way of seeing the world from the very beginning.
Through this website, I want to get to know you. Where are you? How are you feeling? Are you well? Have you eaten?
This is a deeply Chinese way of saying hello. With a population so vast, hunger has been a shadow over this nation since the 18th century. The problem of feeding everyone was only truly solved in the last half-century. My grandmothers told me stories of the days they starved—days when they were already old and never lacked food again, yet I could still see the deep fear in their eyes when they spoke of it. So when a Chinese person asks, "Have you eaten?", it is perhaps the most sincere expression of care we can offer. Even today.
You might know a few things about China: Kung Fu, Jackie Chan, or perhaps a land steeped in superstition. That's fine. I'm not here to explain or defend anything. I will simply tell you exactly what I see, and how these elements of China might connect with you more closely than you imagine.
This website will hold to one principle: to show you a side of Chinese culture that you cannot find in any mainstream media or AI-generated summary.
One more thing: people naturally view their homeland through a lens of nostalgia, an automatic filter that beautifies everything. I will try my best to remove that filter.
I wish I were German. I admire their rigor and quiet pride.
I wish I were French. The romance there needs no explanation.
If I were from Cape Verde, that would be wonderful too—their performance in the 2026 World Cup was stunning.
But the reality is, I am Chinese. That cannot be changed.
Yet this identity gives me a specific vantage point—one from which I can share some ancient wisdom with you.
