Reflection

As a group of HKU students, we joined Utrecht University's "Lives of the Deltas" lab and chose to study Hong Kong's stone-wall banyan trees, examining their remarkable survival strategies within the city's dense urban fabric. Through this ecological lens, we uncovered how these trees negotiate space, light, and soil. Yet for me, rooted in colonial studies, the banyans also silently spoke of historical entanglements with the city's walls. This exchange deepened my environmental sensibilities while enriching my own research path.

This exchange deepened my environmental sensibilities while enriching my own research path.