This is the fog city Chongqing[^1]
Autumn and winter — it’s either rain or fog
Love my average 104 foggy days?
Because of rain, physical fitness tests[^2] were postponed for four consecutive weeks
Almost a whole month without seeing sunlight
Kids who grew up in Xiamen simply can’t adapt
Reduced sunlight drops serotonin levels
Daily relapses of unexplained low mood
Simply wrapped in the desolate melancholy of winter
Quickly summon Master Hina[^3]
Desperately need a 100% sunshine girl[^3]
Adequate sunlight is an absolutely essential necessity of life

💬 Comments

  • Sanjiaomao (2024-12-06 21:55): From your first sentence, it seems you’ve already initially integrated into this city hahahahahahaha
    • LoulanRE reply @Sanjiaomao (2024-12-06 22:01): Learned from the locals, but they really don’t like speaking Mandarin, always feels a bit uncomfortable
    • Sanjiaomao reply @LoulanRE (2024-12-06 22:04): If you can’t beat them, join them. Suggest thoroughly studying Sichuanese — the universally understood dialect across China
  • Sanjiaomao (2024-12-06 21:56): Also why is it Haru[^4]? ()
    • LoulanRE reply @Sanjiaomao (2024-12-06 22:00): ? I’m culturally illiterate[^5]
  • Sanjiaomao (2024-12-06 21:59): Next time you visit Rain City, it’ll make you feel more balanced (Rain City is also raining right now)
    • LoulanRE reply @Sanjiaomao (2024-12-06 22:12): Sigh, the Sichuan Basin
  • optional[em]e328164[/em] (2024-12-06 22:23): At least it’s very humid
    • Sanjiaomao reply @optional[em]e328164[/em] (2024-12-06 22:30): I want to go somewhere dry and cold
    • LoulanRE reply @optional[em]e328164[/em] (2024-12-06 22:36): Want to pack up all the moisture and ship it away
    • optional[em]e328164[/em] reply @Sanjiaomao (2024-12-06 23:25): Actually the wind makes it hard to move an inch
  • Blind Guess Faction High-Ranking (2024-12-06 23:13): Hina 😡🤜
    • LoulanRE reply @Blind Guess Faction High-Ranking (2024-12-06 23:23): Another daily culturally illiterate moment, I was wrong

[^1]: “勒就是雾都重庆” (lē jiù shì wù dū chóng qìng) — Written in Chongqing dialect. “勒” (lē) is the local dialectal pronunciation of “这” (zhè, “this”). The full phrase means “This is the fog city Chongqing,” capturing the local pride and characteristic weather of the city.

[^2]: Physical fitness test (体测) — A mandatory physical fitness examination required in Chinese schools and universities, typically including running, jumping, and other athletic assessments.

[^3]: Hina / Sunshine Girl (阳菜/晴女) — Refers to Hina Amano (天野阳菜), the heroine of Makoto Shinkai’s film Weathering with You (天気之子). She possesses the supernatural ability to clear the sky by praying — making her a “sunshine girl” (晴女). The author initially misremembered her name as “阳莱” (Haru) instead of the correct “阳菜” (Hina), which the commenter playfully called out.

[^4]: “Haru” (阳莱) — A misremembering of the character name “Hina” (阳菜). The author mixed up the character 阳菜 (Hina) from Weathering with You with 阳莱 (Haru), which is why the commenter corrected them with “Hina 😡🤜.”

[^5]: “Culturally illiterate” (丈育) — Internet slang, a humorous homophonic variant of 文盲 (wén máng, illiterate/uncultured), used when someone makes an embarrassing factual error about well-known cultural references.