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MAIN SPACE IDEA DEVELOPMENT
Winding stream party
A winding stream party (Chinese: 曲水流觞 ) is an old Chinese custom in which the participants wait by a winding stream and compose poems before their cups full of rice wine float down to reach them. It was popularized by Wang Xizhi, and dates back as far as 353; poems composed at this event were recorded in Wang's famous work, the Lantingji Xu.
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The canal and the flowing water remind me of this ancient traditional custom in my hometown of Zhejiang, China. People drink and recite poetry by the canal, but this custom no longer exists because of the fast-paced urban life of the people.
Main space concept idea
My project aims to encourage people to do community cooking activities to consume food that is going to waste, so I have replaced the wine in the ‘ 曲水流觞 ‘ with a recipe. The cards with recipes will be waterproof and can be washed and reused, while the community can leave their favourite recipes to share with the rest of the community through this indoor canal.
