It All Begins with Water

Water is the beginning and the return.It moves through everything—nature, culture, and us. Maybe that’s why every sip feels familiar,because we, too, are mostly made of it. I pour a cup of tea. The steam rises, and for a second, I think about where it all began. Every flavor here—dim sum, noodles, seafood, even this tea—started with water. Water carries life, shapes taste, and connects everything quietly. From the ocean to the tank, from the market to the table, and now, to this small white cup, the same element keeps moving, keeps transforming. In Chinatown, even something as simple as tea tells the story of flow—how nature travels through cities, through people, through time, and somehow, always finds its way back.