Kouzi, "Living It Myself": Achieving democracy through eating and drinking, triggering a life revolution

Wiry to the point of a slightly hunched spine, Kouzi, whose real name is Kou Yanting, is in her concrete-floored kitchen in Shen'gou, Yilan, packed with bottles and jars yet almost bare of furniture. Listen to her speak, one word at a time, her voice soft and gentle; but when she brings out, bottle by bottle, brews held in all kinds of recycled glass jars and unhurriedly pours them for her guests to drink. Though she calls herself a "gentle builder," as you drink on, you gradually discover she has an indescribable streak of mad obsession that can wear others down and wear herself down too. The things she wants to do are like the way she bends over to farm, transplanting one seedling at a time by hand, as matter-of-factly as can be.