As mentioned previously (in Chapter II), the Huang Kang Uprising in Teochew (also known as the first Teochew Uprising) had been fermenting long before the formation of the T'ung Meng Hui.

You can probably empty your glass in a one-er, there's not much left.

Little pinks abandoned the orthodox concept of traditional patriotism that regards the state as a parent or other sublime object, thinking of the country as an idol in the entertainment consumer culture, and expecting to participate in the idol's construction and cultivation process. This nationalism can be called fandom nationalism.

With difficulty they recognized the Tree of Knowledge. They looked at it long and reminiscingly, as it had been the very source of their tragedy.