Like blending ice and water together!" II. New water-town creations through cross-civilizational craftsmanship: letting water patterns "conceal saber marks." Inspired by water patterns, Soka and Marco made water-town-specific improvements to the "rubbing tools": they mixed Jiangnan cinnabar with Changbai Mountain ice ink to create the "Water-Network and Oar Rubbing Template"-one side was engraved with "water-network patterns + oar patterns," and the other with "ice-crack patterns + saber-mark curves." The youngsters could press the template against an oar or stone bridge and use a brush dipped in pigment to make rubbings, the red of the cinnabar interweaving with the black of the ice ink like "saber light reflecting water light." Hu Fei personally made a rubbing on an oar, his brush tracing the saber-mark curves and overlapping the spiraling lines of the oar pattern. He said with a smile, "This oar pattern is like saber marks from the snowy mountains falling onto the water. It has both the fluid grace of the water towns and the sharp spirit of the snowy mountains." These oars bearing rubbings later became Zhouzhuang's "intangible cultural heritage experience props." Visitors could follow A Shun in learning to row according to the "oar patterns," and could also listen to Mba explain the shared wisdom of water-network patterns and rainforest vine patterns-"Only by following nature's patterns can you avoid unnecessary detours." III. A waterborne upgrade to digital technology: letting AR "reveal the waterways." Lina and Nikos optimized the "Pattern Tracking" technology for the water-town environment and developed "water-network AR glasses": scanning a "water-network pattern" with the glasses brought up a dynamic river map, with submerged reefs in shallow water marked in red and channels in deep water marked in green; scanning an "oar pattern" displayed an animation of Hu Fei demonstrating the "Waterborne Bodyguard Fist." Changbai Mountain's "ice-crack patterns" and the Congo's "vine patterns" could also be overlaid, allowing the youngsters to see directly "the coexistence of water-town and global patterns." Hu Fei also suggested adding "saber-technique AR navigation": scanning the "water-network patterns" in a river channel brought up the optimal route marked with lines of saber light, like "saber light guiding the water route." A Shun followed the navigation as he steered his boat and never lost his way again. He said with feeling, "It's just like having young hero Hu at the bow, guiding us!" IV. Lively moments at the water-town pattern festival: water light reflecting saber light. To bring water-town patterns to the world, the Pioneer Team, Zhouzhuang, and Hu Fei jointly held the "Jiangnan Water-Town Pattern Festival." On the day of the festival, Zhouzhuang's waterways bustled with activity: dozens of black-canopied boats formed a line from bow to stern, the "water-network + saber-mark" patterns on their oars gleaming in the sunlight, while the youngsters practiced the "Waterborne Bodyguard Fist" at the bows, moving with the "Water-Network Boating Step"; A Shun led the fleet along the route of "water-network pattern" rubbings, their oars sweeping across the water, the splashes reflecting ripples like saber light; Hu Fei stood on a stone bridge with the Cold Moon Saber in hand and practiced the "Snowflakes Dotting Cangshan" form in the moonlight, the saber light interweaving with its reflection on the water like "saber light from the snowy mountains falling upon the water towns"; through live video links, the Global Pattern Service Station showcased "waterborne patterns" from its various locations: the Changbai Mountain Tribe sent images of "ice patterns reflected in water," while the Congo Rainforest Service Station used AR technology to project "vine patterns" onto the water, forming a "global pattern water-screen image." Before they left Zhouzhuang, Granny Wang gave Muhammad a Peachwood Oar engraved with "water-network patterns + oar patterns." A fragment of Snow Mountain Cold Iron given by Hu Fei was also inlaid in its handle: "This oar can row a water-town boat, and it also holds the spirit of the snowy mountains. It is a keepsake of the world's civilizations." Holding A Shun's hand, Hu Fei said, "If you run into difficulties on the water in the future, just row according to the oar patterns. It's like following the ice patterns in the snowy mountains-you can't go wrong!" That winter solstice, Muhammad returned to Chen Jialuo's Tomb in Hangzhou with the Peachwood Oar and images of the water-town patterns. Beside the "Silk Road Heritage Stele," another new token was added-the water-network patterns on the Peachwood Oar, together with the ice patterns on the Changbai Mountain Reindeer Bone,
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