Dawn 4.0 Itoshima  2023
糸島國際藝術節 2023（日本）
 Itoshima International Art Festival 2023 (Japan)

東晉末年五斗米道民變起事，盧循在孫恩死後被推為主將，接棒率領餘眾繼續反抗朝廷，苦戰九年後投水自殺，史稱「孫恩盧循之亂」。（網上圖片）

In the late Eastern Jin dynasty, a rebellion that was ideologically connected to the "Taoism of Five Bushels of Rice" broke out. This event is historically referred to as the "Sun En and Lo Chun Rebellion." After the death of Sun En, Lo Chun was chosen as the main commander and took the lead in continuing the resistance. They fought for nine years before Lo Chun ultimately jumped into the ocean. (photo from the web)

香港有人魚——不同古藉對它都有不同紀載，包《廣東新語》、《天下郡國利病書》、《太平廣記》等。 有別於我們對人魚的印象，他們魚頭人身，有雪白肌膚、黃髮黃眼，沒有言語能力，只能傻笑。傳聞於大嶼山出沒，是蜑族人祖先。 

There is a legend of mermaids in Hong Kong. Different ancient texts have different records of them. Unlike our typical perception of mermaids, they have fish heads and human bodies, with fair skin, yellow hair, and yellow eyes. They lack the ability to speak but they can smile. It is said that they appear around Lantau Island and are believed to be the ancestors of the Tanka people.

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盧亭塑像於香港海事博物館展出——姜志名（香港）1998 （網上圖片）Statue of Lo Ting exhibited at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum - Created by Jimmy Keung (Hong Kong) in 1998. (photo from the web)

香港有海盜——鄭一嫂本是妓女，水上人（蜑家），被海盜「紅旗幫」頭目鄭一擄走為妻，成立華南海盜聯盟。在鄭一死後，她改嫁養子張保仔，統領聯盟、頒布「法令」管治手下、建立「通行證」制度；高峰時擁有超過六百船、共七萬人。 詳情可參閱《靖海氛記》。

There is a legend of pirates in Hong Kong. Zheng Yi Sao was originally a Tanka prostitute. She was captured by the pirate leader Zheng Yi and became his wife. Together, they ruled over six fleets and led the biggest fleet, the “Red Flag Fleet”. After Zheng Yi’s death, she remarried their adoptive son, Cheung Po Tsai, and took control of the pirate federation. She established “laws” and a “passport” system to run her federation.  At its peak, the confederation had over 2000 ships and 70,000 personnel.  Further details can be found in "History of the Pirates who infested the China Sea."

「大嶼山圍剿海盜」紅衣女人相傳是鄭一嫂《靖海全圖》（Google 藝術與文化——香港海事博物館 截圖）The Red-Clothed Woman in the “Besieging the pirates in Lantau,” believed to be Zheng Yi Sao, from "Pacifying the South China Sea" (Screenshot from Google Arts & Culture - Hong Kong Maritime Museum).