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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.

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.