The Weeping Mulberry Tree of Luoyang
Morning light spread gently over the outskirts of Luoyang, revealing tiled rooftops, narrow paths, and fields edged with mulberry trees. For generations, these trees had fed silkworms and sustained families whose livelihoods depended on silk. Among them stood one mulberry tree older than memory, its trunk thick and twisted, its branches arching like watchful arms over a small communal square.
