After returning to Shanghai, everything felt a little surreal, as though I had just woken from a beautiful dream. The bustling transportation system suddenly seemed a bit excessive. In just a few hours, I went from that small island back to my home. The shift in natural surroundings and atmosphere felt so sudden. It used to take days of traveling, where I would experience gradual changes in the landscape, from nature to culture, making the journey feel like I had truly set foot on that land.

This sense of transition, this juxtaposition of nature and urban life, is something I seek to capture in my photography. The quiet moments, the spaces between the busy scenes – they hold stories of their own.