Atlantic Trivia for April 28, 2026: Asian Tigers, Arctic Mammals
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The World Bank got the Asian Tigers all wrong. Don’t be like the World Bank.
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The “Four Asian Tigers” refers to a group of economies known for rapid growth beginning in the 1960s: Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and what city-state that is now a global financial center?
And by the way, did you know that much of Hong Kong’s skyline is designed to accommodate the passage of flying dragons? Allowing the mythical creatures a straight shot from the mountains to the sea is a principle of feng shui—the Chinese art of putting objects into harmony with the environment—so many Hong Kong architects punch gaping “dragon gates” right into the middle of their buildings. Feng shui is not to be taken lightly.
Indeed, architect I. M. Pei designed the angular, dragon-gate-less Bank of China Tower without much regard for the rules; the nearby HSBC building installed rooftop cannons to protect itself from the bad energy.
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