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In August, the Lion City is full of the sincerity of the stars and the moon. In the afterglow of the Independence Day celebrations, the red and white colors on the national flag and the orchid lanyards hanging in the streets are weaving the spiritual code of this tropical island country. The bright red background of the national flag is the belief in equality watered with sweat and blood by generations; the pure white crescent and five stars embody the eternal watch of the diverse ethnic groups on democracy and peace. The orchid lanyard hanging on its side uses flexible palm fibers to string together the fragrance of dendrobium orchids, just like the survival wisdom in the bones of Singaporeans – it has the flexibility of tropical orchids stretching in the wind and rain, and the tenacity of roots clinging to the cracks in the rocks. These lanyards woven with traditional craftsmanship, each knot has a hidden meaning: the horizontal fibers symbolize the unique veins of different ethnic groups, and the vertical palm ropes are the core values that are jointly upheld. When the August monsoon passes over the tassels at the end of the lanyards, it seems to be telling the growth trajectory of this young country – from a colonial fishing village to a garden city, the power to break out of the cocoon in the midst of hardship comes from the unity that tolerates differences without losing its authenticity. At this moment, looking up at the fluttering red and white flags, the orchid lanyards entangled in them are shining warmly in the sun. They remind every citizen of the island nation: true immortality does not lie in never falling, but in being able to reconnect with a more resilient attitude after every storm.

八月的獅城，處處躍動著星月交織的赤忱。在獨立紀念日慶典的餘韻中，國旗上的紅白雙色與街巷間懸掛的蘭花掛繩，正編織著這個熱帶島國的精神密碼。國旗的鮮紅底色，是幾代人用汗水與熱血澆灌出的平等信念；純白新月與五星，則凝聚著多元族群對民主與和平的永恆守望。而懸掛其側的蘭花掛繩，用柔韌的棕櫚纖維串起石斛蘭的芬芳，恰似新加坡人骨子裡的生存智慧——既有熱帶蘭草在風雨中舒展的柔韌，又有根係緊抓岩縫的頑強。這些以傳統工藝編織的掛繩，每道繩結都暗含深意：橫向纖維象徵不同族裔的獨特脈絡，縱向棕繩則是共同堅守的核心價值。當八月的季風掠過掛繩末梢垂落的流蘇，彷彿在訴說這個年輕國家的成長軌跡——從殖民漁村到花園城市，困頓中破繭的力量，正來自包容差異卻不失本真的團結。此刻仰望飄揚的紅白旗幟，那些纏繞其間的蘭花掛繩在陽光下泛著溫潤光澤。它們提醒著每個島國子民：真正的不朽，不在於永不墜落，而是每次風雨後都能以更堅韌的姿態重新連結。