Long Gang Li (Village of Dragon Hill) in Kaiping Jiangmen
Dec 15, 2018 5:26:24 GMT -5
Post by helen on Dec 15, 2018 5:26:24 GMT -5
My Odyssey – Between Two Worlds, the project, is the intimate pursuit by Raymond Douglas Chong (Zhang Weiming) to discover his ancestral roots in Gold Mountain (America) and in Cathay (China).
Since January 30, 2003, after suicide of John Thomas Killip in Monterey, California, the Bamboo (American Born Chinese (ABC)) learns and grasps the epic saga of his Zhang forefathers thru seven generations on Gold Mountain, since 1849. Monumental events include Gold Rush (California Central Valley), Transcontinental Railroad (California thru Nevada to Utah), Tong Wars (Boston Chinatown), Imperial Restaurant (Cambridge Central Square), China Clipper (Treasure Island), Kubla Khan Theater Restaurant (San Francisco Chinatown), Far East Café (Little Tokyo), Amour Mystique (Texas), etc.
During the past 15 years, a mystical metamorphosis has enveloped Raymond Douglas Chong. Before, an American Born Chinese and professional engineer pursuing the American Dream in Gold Mountain. Now, a proud American with deep ties to China, while transmuting to writer, poet and lyricist. He has discovered sad stories, huge legends, and dark secrets between America and China.
Its climax is return of a fallen leaf (sojourner) from Gold Mountain to Long Gang Li (Village of Dragon Hill) in Kaiping in Jiangmen City in Guangdong Province in Cathay. The mystical allure of the Long Gang Li with its Diaolou (stony watchtower) near Mountain of Eight Immortals along Tanjiang (river) lures the heart and soul of a fallen leaf from Gold Mountain.
Since January 30, 2003, after suicide of John Thomas Killip in Monterey, California, the Bamboo (American Born Chinese (ABC)) learns and grasps the epic saga of his Zhang forefathers thru seven generations on Gold Mountain, since 1849. Monumental events include Gold Rush (California Central Valley), Transcontinental Railroad (California thru Nevada to Utah), Tong Wars (Boston Chinatown), Imperial Restaurant (Cambridge Central Square), China Clipper (Treasure Island), Kubla Khan Theater Restaurant (San Francisco Chinatown), Far East Café (Little Tokyo), Amour Mystique (Texas), etc.
During the past 15 years, a mystical metamorphosis has enveloped Raymond Douglas Chong. Before, an American Born Chinese and professional engineer pursuing the American Dream in Gold Mountain. Now, a proud American with deep ties to China, while transmuting to writer, poet and lyricist. He has discovered sad stories, huge legends, and dark secrets between America and China.
Its climax is return of a fallen leaf (sojourner) from Gold Mountain to Long Gang Li (Village of Dragon Hill) in Kaiping in Jiangmen City in Guangdong Province in Cathay. The mystical allure of the Long Gang Li with its Diaolou (stony watchtower) near Mountain of Eight Immortals along Tanjiang (river) lures the heart and soul of a fallen leaf from Gold Mountain.