Guangzhou, January 30 (Xinhua) -- "China's traditional culture with special characteristics needs to be passed on from generation to generation. "Post-90s" Hong Kong youth Guo Xiaojun has a strong interest in traditional Chinese culture, and in Foshan, Guangdong Province, she is developing her interests into careers through entrepreneurship and realizing her ideals.
Guo Xiaojun attended a traditional patriotic school in Hong Kong and has developed a strong interest in traditional Chinese culture since then. After graduating from hong kong Chinese university, she saw the development opportunities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and decided to start a business in Foshan, her fiancé's hometown.
Young Hong Kong Kwok Is browsing her online live auction shop. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiong Jiayi
In Foshan, Guo Xiaojun felt the strong local Lingnan culture, which deeply affected her and made her more determined in her development direction. "I hope that through my work, I will combine traditional Chinese culture with young elements, so that more people can recognize and feel the charm of Lingnan culture." She said.
When he was in Hong Kong, Guo Xiaojun found that the public's understanding of antique auctions usually stayed on concepts such as "high-end" and "sky-high price". She wanted to break that stereotype.
"Works of art are not far away, as long as you know how to appreciate, works of art can also enter the homes of ordinary people." With such a concept, Guo Xiaojun founded Junyan (Guangdong) Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. in Foshan "Nanhai Qingchuangjia" and her fiancé, which is mainly engaged in the auction of Ming and Qing Jingdezhen porcelain.
In the past 6 years, Guo Xiaojun's online live auction store has accumulated nearly 5,000 fans. In her view, the market for the mainland art auction industry has changed and developed faster.
"Hong Kong's auction industry is relatively mature, but it has always been a traditional model, and online exploration is relatively conservative." She said that the rapid development of the Internet in the mainland, logistics and online payment are convenient, and online auctions have developed faster and better.
Guo Xiaojun is decorating her office with festive decorations. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiong Jiayi
Despite missing her family in Hong Kong, Guo Xiaojun chose to spend the Chinese New Year with her fiancé in Foshan. For the upcoming Spring Festival, she has planned many activities: shopping in flower streets, swimming in water towns... Take advantage of the Spring Festival to experience the local traditional culture of Foshan more deeply.
This will be Guo Xiaojun's second New Year in Foshan, and looking back on last year's experience, she feels that the Spring Festival here is "more New Year's flavor". "Many shops in Hong Kong are closed during the holidays, and everyone goes out more to go to the tea house, and the taste of the New Year is not so strong."
Life in Foshan made her love the city more and more. "I hope to stay here for the next ten years, and many Hong Kong friends around me have also chosen to stay, and everyone is full of confidence in the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area." She said. (Contributor: Lin Haofei)