Guangzhou's "Millennium Trade Road" cultivates young cultural trends in the Bay Area

Guangzhou's "Millennium Trade Road" cultivates young cultural trends in the Bay Area. Guangzhou Yuexiu District People's Government Courtesy of

Guangzhou, January 19 (China News Network) Title: Guangzhou's "Millennium Business Road" cultivates young cultural trendsetters in the Bay Area

China News Network reporter Cai Minjie Wei Jiefu

"The construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has provided a broad stage for the young people of Hong Kong and Macao, and only by coming here can they feel the care and love of the young people of Macao from all walks of life." Long Tianxiang, president of the Macau Yuexiu Youth Federation, said on the 19th that he is currently planning to build a coffee training base for youth innovation and entrepreneurship in the Greater Bay Area, and contribute to promoting in-depth cooperation between Guangdong and Macao in culture, cuisine and tourism.

On the same day, the Launching Ceremony of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Youth Cultural Action and Beijing Road Youth Cultural Block Program was held in Guangzhou, which guided the youth of the Bay Area to closely integrate the inheritance of history and culture with the release of youth vitality through youth tide markets, youth original dramas, youth three-dimensional studies, youth talent shows, youth international cultural exchanges, etc., showing the youth vitality and open style of the Bay Area.

Beijing Road Pedestrian Street, known as Guangzhou's "Millennium Commercial Road", has become a gathering and active area for young people in recent years, with an annual passenger flow of more than 80 million people in the neighborhood, of which more than 70% of young passengers under the age of 40. Beijing Road is also an area where Hong Kong and Macao enterprises and projects are concentrated, of which 180 are Hong Kong enterprises and 15 Macao enterprises, and many young talents from Hong Kong and Macao have taken root and developed in the Beijing Road area.

"We have Hong Kong youth in our team, as well as many young returnees, and now we are all young people in the Bay Area who are keen to spread China's excellent traditional culture." Deng Jinggan, director of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Youth International Cultural Exchange Center (Yuexiu), said that in recent years, activities such as traditional culture experience camps have been deeply loved by young people in the Bay Area and even international youth, and the above exchange centers are currently docking resources at home and abroad to create a high-quality international cultural exchange platform for young people in the Greater Bay Area.

"Because everyone knows that to start a business in the mainland, you must first use WeChat, so many Young People in Hong Kong now use WeChat, in addition to using other social platforms in the mainland." When talking about the exchange channels between Hong Kong, Macao and mainland youth, Su Zhiying, secretary general of the Hong Kong Youth and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Youth International Cultural Exchange Center, said that now affected by the epidemic, mainly around the organization of online activities, through different social platforms, to provide Hong Kong and Macao youth with a "window" to understand the mainland.

In order to give full play to the advantages of Beijing Road youth organizations, young talents and young people gathering, the event also initiated the establishment of the Beijing Road Youth Culture Alliance, and held the first cultural project roadshow of "Ancient Road Youth Club". Youth representatives from Guangzhou Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Youth Home, Macao Yuexiu Youth Federation, Hong Kong United Publishing Group and other units respectively introduced the cultural inheritance and innovation projects in the Bay Area and Beijing Road.

"Hong Kong and Macao and Guangzhou are geographically close, historically connected, and deeply related, and the frequent cultural exchanges between the three places have deepened the sense of cultural identity of young people in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and enhanced their sense of mission to protect and inherit China's excellent traditional culture." According to Weng Haojie, director of guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao Youth Exchange Center, in recent years, the center has created theme exchange routes such as "Innovative Learning Tour" and "Canton Cultural Experience Tour", actively promoting exchanges between young people in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao, and promoting the integrated development and cultural innovation of young people in the three places.

Near the Spring Festival, the event site has a strong annual flavor, and the cultural elements of Lingnan Canton Can be seen everywhere. The organizers of the event said that because of the epidemic and other reasons, there are still many Young People from Hong Kong and Macao who plan to stay in Guangzhou for the New Year this year, hoping that through this activity, the youth of the Bay Area can feel a special "cultured" Spring Festival, and also welcome more young friends in the Bay Area who are in Guangzhou for the New Year to visit Beijing Road, to understand the charm of Guangzhou's history and culture at a deeper level, and to jointly inherit the history and memory of the city in the way of young people. (End)

Source: China News Network