Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Subtheme 1

Cultural hybridity
Enduring pre-colonial traditions
Maritime technology and culture
Culinary exchange and influence
Literary and artistic traditions