China News Service, Zhoushan, August 8 (Lin Bo Fu Mingyan) "When I walked into the Opium War Memorial Hall and saw the rusted iron cannons of the Qing army, I immersed myself in the tragic history of the two Dinghai defense battles, and was deeply shocked. On August 8, recalling what he had seen and heard in the previous two days, Zheng Shuanghu, a young man from Hong Kong who started a business in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, expressed his gratitude to this event for allowing him to understand the history and the stories behind it outside of work.

　　This is the silhouette of Hong Kong youth walking into Zhoushan, the "city of a thousand islands".

　　From August 6th to 7th, the "You Meet on the Island, Find Beauty in Zhoushan" Hong Kong youth partners' walk into Zhoushan organized by Zhejiang Overseas Friendship Association and the United Front Work Department of Zhoushan Municipal Party Committee was held in the city, and more than 40 Hong Kong youth representatives walked into Zhoushan , to perceive the construction speed and development changes of the "City of Thousand Islands".

　　Passing through the antique vermilion gate, at the Zhoushan Opium War Memorial Hall full of war memories, Hong Kong youths stop and visit from time to time.

Hong Kong youths take a group photo on Baisha Island.

Photo courtesy of the United Front Work Department of Zhoushan Municipal Committee

　　Black and white photos and broken sharp knives all tell the story of the struggle back then.

　　Walking into the immersive theater, after learning about the deeds of Ge Yunfei who died heroically in the defense of Dinghai, Luo Fansong, a young man studying at Hong Kong Shue Yan University, could not help but burst into tears, "The trip to the Opium War Memorial Museum has made me understand the relationship between Zhoushan and Hong Kong. It is destined that the two cities will be more and more closely connected in the future.”

　　In addition to perceiving the historical background, young people in Hong Kong also walked into the local villages and felt the construction of beautiful rural areas in the Mainland.

　　In the "Huanxi Bookstore" in Xinjian Village, Qianlan Town, Dinghai District, Zhoushan City, with warm lighting and wooden decoration, tourists and local villagers stop to read... This is the "fireworks" in the eyes of Hong Kong youth Yin Ying.

　　"The new village has made me see another possibility for rural development." Yin Ying said.

　　As the "city of a thousand islands", Zhoushan has 2,085 large and small islands.

In this activity, Hong Kong youths also boarded the speedboat to find the beauty of Putuo Baisha Island and experience the charm of the island's development on the spot.

The "Hong Kong Youth Photography Collection Base" was unveiled.

Photo courtesy of the United Front Work Department of Zhoushan Municipal Committee

　　Standing on the viewing platform of Wangfu Cliff on Baisha Island, there is an endless sea below. The sun is shining on the sea and the golden light is shining. Mo Jingshan, a young man from Hong Kong, said, "Zhoushan's natural scenery is very beautiful, not inferior to well-known foreign tourist islands. ."

　　Mo Jingshan is an interior designer who has started his business in Zhejiang for many years. He is very much looking forward to the future development of Zhoushan. "If there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely come to Zhoushan to start a business."

　　It is reported that during this event, the Zhejiang Youth Association in Hong Kong respectively awarded the Hainan Dongyi Valley and Putuo Baisha Island as the "Hong Kong Youth Photography Collection Base".

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