Francois needs to put on both his glasses and his thinking cap. Mark Twain is a humorist, a subversive and an anti-establishment writer so not the sort the Chinese would have statues of.

Moses. 9 months of swimming weather means 9 months of Chinese mosquitos. The winter here is fucking freezing but usually dry and with dazzling bright sunshine. I really enjoy it..Of course it's normally served with plenty of Thailand to break it up.

Goji. They breed these plants specially with genetic modifications. Winter here is strawberry season as they're grown in huge poly tunnels. Most trees don't really lose their leaves until some time in the new year.