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Exploring the physical landscape of Taiping reveals the social divide of the time. The town was a hub of British colonial administration, with European enclaves housing government officials, hospitals, and clubs established in the 1880s and 1890s. The European community enjoyed recreational spaces like Taiping Lake Gardens—established in 1880—primarily reserved for Europeans. The narrator ponders whether Robert and Katherine navigated these social spheres and what restrictions or freedoms they might have experienced, especially as an interracial couple.