In medieval times, many civilizations saw major developments, including Europe, the Islamic world, and Chinese dynasties such as the Tang and Song. They have all accomplished something in science and culture.
From humble beginnings of making white or black tapioca pearls (hereinafter referred to as just pearls) out of cassava flour, now, there are pearls in all sorts of colors or popping boba (also called magic beans or fruit balls), plus matching ingredients like pudding, grass jelly, fruit, etc. with seasoning, syrup, and tea leaves to create endless combinations. It can be said that this is the principal reason for the bubble tea industry's gradual development from Taiwan to Hong Kong, Mainland China, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, North America, Europe, and even Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.
Mandarin
欣闻欧洲华文作家协会成立二十年了，我自然而然想起了“十年树木，百年树人”的老话，颇多感慨。如果换一种表述方式，那是否可以说：人生几个二十年？
欣聞歐洲華文作家協會成立二十年了，我自然而然想起了“十年樹木，百年樹人”的老話，頗多感慨。如果換一種表述方式，那是否可以説：人生幾個二十年？
xīn wén ōu zhōu huá wén zuò jiā xié huì chéng lì èr shí nián le ， wǒ ｚìｒáｎéｒｒáｎ xiǎng qǐ le “ shí nián shù mù ， bǎi nián shù rén ” de lǎo huà ， pō duō gǎn kǎi ． rú guǒ huàn yī zhǒng biǎo shù fāng shì ， nà shì fǒu kě yǐ shuō ： rén shēng jǐ gè èr shí nián ？
Being glad to hear that it had been twenty years since CWAE was founded, I automatically remembered that old saying, "it takes a long time to produce a competent person". Many feelings welled up inside my mind. If I change its way of expression, then could it be "How many 'twenty years' are there in a person's life?"