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#140: AI 2041, Sci-fi Writers in Web3, Chaoshan Culture and Chinese Philosophy & Metaphysics with Chen Qiufan

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Chow Shan Culture

I was born and raised in a small city named Shan Toh. This city with the other 5 cities around it area is created this concept called Chow Shan culture. The name in Chinese is Guiyu which means precious island but the pronunciation in Chinese actually is the same with Silicon island. So that's what I use in the novel. Inferned my writing such as in waste time we're talking about electronic waste and it's based on a relocation small town very close to my hometown is like 60 kilometers away. It let me care more about climate change, environmental issues and how to build up this deeper connection with the local culture and traditions.

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