China News Service, Guangzhou, August 14th (Reporter Cheng Jingwei) Recently, initiated by Zheng Zhigang, CEO of New World Development Co., Ltd. and Chairman of China Youth Elite Foundation, and hosted by China International Youth Exchange Center and China Youth Elite Project District" 2022 Z Generation Youth Cultural Maker Camp event came to an end in Guangdong.

Young people at home and abroad said that through this Maker Camp, they deepened exchanges and enhanced their understanding, and they will tell real Chinese stories with what they have seen and heard.

　　Not long ago, Zheng Zhigang, who has long been enthusiastic about promoting Chinese contemporary culture and art and caring about the society and people's livelihood, was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government.

Zheng Zhigang hopes that through this Maker Camp, the exchanges between Chinese and foreign youth can be deepened, so that more "Generation Z" can go deep into the deep-seated background of Chinese culture and the latest development achievements of Chinese science and technology, so as to provide enough development opportunities for the younger generation. , to promote them to make new contributions to national development.

　　On the occasion of the International Youth Day, more than 30 Chinese youth representatives from Peking University, Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, Tianjin University and other universities joined hands with 20 international students to visit Guangzhou, Foshan and other cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to experience A unique Lingnan cultural tour.

Chinese and foreign youths came to the South China National Botanical Garden Photo by Song Zhenyi

　　During the one-week study visit, cultural experience and investigation and research activities, more than 50 Chinese and foreign youth representatives established their understanding of the Greater Bay Area and Lingnan culture through guest lectures, exchange seminars, innovation workshops, etc. Under the leadership, immersive investigations were conducted in groups around the three themes of humanities, technology and ecology in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

"Through the activities in the past few days, I have gained a more in-depth and comprehensive understanding of the Greater Bay Area, and I hope to have the opportunity to stay here for development in the future," said Liao Jiayi, a young woman from Macau studying at Sun Yat-sen University.

　　At the sharing meeting of the achievements of the maker camp activities, young people from home and abroad shared their experiences this week and their thoughts on the future development of the Greater Bay Area and the world in the context of the new era, from three aspects: humanities, ecology, and technology. presented in the form of a report.

　　"I haven't been home for three years. I am writing this letter today to share with you this wonderful journey and what I have seen and heard in Guangdong." At the closing ceremony of the maker camp, Kaide, an international student from Somalia, expressed his The way of the video shows the letter he wrote to his mother far away from home.

"Creating and Enjoying the Greater Bay Area" 2022 Z Generation Youth Cultural Maker Camp Event Site

　　From the experience of Cantonese tea drinking culture in Guangzhou Restaurant, to the visit and study of Guangzhou Urban Planning Exhibition Center; from communication with young innovative enterprises in Guangzhou Gongmei Port, to feeling the harmonious symbiosis between man and nature in South China National Botanical Garden; from Guangzhou K11 The creative journey, to the robot manufacturing workshop in Shunde, Foshan... In this activity, Chinese and foreign youth saw many scenes of technology, culture, innovation, etc., tasted a lot of Lingnan cuisine that they had never encountered before, and handed over a lot of Friends, have more understanding of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

　　"Technology is changing with each passing day. With the emergence of the world's innovation wave, the spirit of 'dare to create' and creative thinking are extremely important." Zheng Zhigang said that he hopes to further deepen the exchanges of the younger generation through this maker camp activity, build a bridge for external communication, and inspire them With their personal experience and experience as the carrier, they tell the world vivid Chinese stories.

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