South Asia and Central Europe are five time zones apart.
Older people sleep less, rise early, and go to bed late.
When Gu Weijing sent a message to Old Yang late at night, Elder Cao was still pacing between the rock garden and pond in his courtyard.
Many foreigners have a mysterious fascination with Chinese gardens. The Metropolitan Museum built a Ming-style garden named "Mingxuan" on the second floor of its exhibition hall.
The courtyard where Elder Cao lives was specially prepared by the college for this revered elder Eastern artist when he decided years ago to accept the invitation from the Hamburg Academy of Fine Arts to serve as the head of the Eastern Art Department and a lifelong professor.
They hired professional Dongxia construction advisors to build an antique-style courtyard by the Alster Lake in Hamburg's inner city, modeled after "Tea Pavilion Inn" in Suzhou Yuantong Zen Temple.
