For many people who have lived there, Hong Kong is not just a memory in the mind, but also an emotion. As the Hong Kong writer Ma Jiahui put it, "Memory is neither a feeling nor an idea."
Memory is a certain state of perception or concept or emotion that we have after the passage of time. ”
"Hong Kong, for me, in addition to being a city of high-rise buildings and prosperity, is also a city with a very pyrotechnic atmosphere." Li Bauhinia is a "Hong Kong drifter" youth from Handan, Hebei Province, as a "Hong Kong peer" born in 1997, he has formed a fate with Hong Kong since the moment of birth, so he named it "Bauhinia", which is a commemoration of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, and also witnesses the beautiful moment of "bauhinia blossoming" and "rising".
This year coincides with the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, and it is also the 8th year that Li Bauhinia has lived in Hong Kong, and like many young people who are "drifting in Hong Kong", she has dreams and expectations to come here to continue a more exciting life story...
First acquaintance: The charm of the harbor is also the fireworks of the city
Born in 1997, Li Bauhinia said that when she was born in Hong Kong, her father named her "Bauhinia", which represents family affection, harmony and the redbud that will never be separated, which has become the name that accompanies her throughout her life.
In 2014, Li Zijing was admitted to the Business School of Chinese University in Hong Kong, and chose to stay in Hong Kong after graduating from university. When you first arrive in Hong Kong, you are greeted first of all by the freshness and strangeness of a city. In fact, every year, many mainland students come to Hong Kong to study, leaving the once familiar hometown city and familiar circle of friends, and going to an unfamiliar environment to study and live alone, which is indeed a big challenge for Li Zijing, who grew up in the north.
"When I chose Hong Kong, I first wanted to get more contact with the outside world, and at the same time, the reputation of Hong Kong Chinese University is also very large, coupled with the longing and complex for Hong Kong, I resolutely chose to come here." Speaking of the impression of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, Li Bauhinia frankly said, "The initial impression is still that the photo that stayed in the original textbook will forever be recorded in the annals of world history, and the bright five-star red flag and the Bauhinia District Flag were raised together, which was deeply imprinted in the hearts of young people of our generation." "Another of the longings and impressions of Hong Kong comes from Hong Kong movies and Cantonese songs." Many of the classic scenes in Hong Kong films were filmed in Hong Kong, like Stephen Chow's "The King of Comedy" in a village in Shek O, Hong Kong, and I went to take pictures at that time. ”
Cantonese is the inheritance of Chinese civilization, and Hong Kong music is also a footnote to the profound chinese culture. Speaking of Cantonese songs, Li Zijing said that recently watching the variety show "Sound and Endless Hong Kong Music Season", classic Hong Kong music such as "The Next Stop Tianhou" is very infectious, and it also pulls her back to the era she once was.
She told reporters that mainland students at hong Kong Chinese university can stay overnight for four years, so she also has more time to enjoy and integrate into such a diverse city during her university years. "When I first came to Hong Kong, I was especially looking forward to the university life here, and I also liked the urban style here, different neighborhoods have different characteristics, like Hong Kong Island has the style of old Hong Kong, and the residential area where I currently work and live here is more of a city atmosphere, they are interconnected, and I can feel a sense of memory and emotion of the times."
Integration: from "fresh and strange" to "change iteration"
Whether it is the environment or friends, from the strange in the past to the familiar acquaintances of the present, there is lucky accumulation, and there is more time precipitation. In daily life, I constantly feel the sense of stability and inadvertent warmth radiated from the city.
"In the few years since I came here, Hong Kong has actually changed and developed visible to the naked eye, for example, the Shazhong Line of the MTR, which everyone is looking forward to here, has also been opened. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the Forbidden City officially opened to the public on July 2 is also to promote the cultural integration and development of Hong Kong and the mainland. Li Zijing said that the commemoration of Hong Kong's return to the motherland is carried out in various forms every year, and she basically goes to watch it with friends every year. In 2017, the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, Victoria Harbour held a magnificent fireworks display, when I watched the fireworks at the IFC mall, which was both shocking and beautiful, and I will never forget. ”
In July this year, in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, all walks of life in Hong Kong celebrated the return of Hong Kong through different forms and citizens, holding a series of punch card activities to celebrate the return of Hong Kong, as well as LED light shows, blessing slogans and activities to share the joy of the return of the motherland, such as the LED light show, blessing slogans and the flag of the National Flag District "Flag Sea".
"Hong Kong's iterative development today is moving toward prosperity and stability, and it is also developing in the direction we expect." Li Bauhinia said with deep feeling.
Expectation: Tomorrow will be better
Talking about her study and work experience in Hong Kong in recent years, Li Zijing told reporters that she has a lot of gains and more choices, and the people she meets here are very enthusiastic.
Li Bauhinia said: "When I chose to stay here after graduation, one was that I could find a better and more desirable job here, and the other was that I might slowly get used to the rhythm of life here. Personally, the pace of work and life here in Hong Kong is still quite fast, and graduation has begun a new stage in society. Here, everyone is trying to achieve a certain goal or to run for it in a certain period of time. ”
Seeking happiness for Hong Kong people and maintaining an order of healthy development may be the common expectation of Hong Kong youth, especially these "Hong Kong drifters". "In recent years, we have been deeply involved in the construction of the guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in the financial, educational and medical aspects of the fight against the epidemic, which is very beneficial to the development of the whole Hong Kong." Li Zijing told reporters, "In fact, I have deeply felt the closer connection between Hong Kong and the mainland, and I hope and expect that Hong Kong can have a better future and development." ”
Each "Hong Kong drifter" has its own story, but no matter what the current situation is, everyone is very confident in the development of Hong Kong and has never regretted coming here. Before the interview, Li Zijing said that she hoped that the epidemic would recede as soon as possible, and also hoped that after 2022, she could see a better Hong Kong in the future, and her story with Hong Kong continued to be written.
Handan News and Media Center reporter Liu Kun intern Wang Fangzheng