On July 14, 2023, at the Erqi Fitness Club in Fengtai, Beijing, 65-year-old curator Xu Wei was doing training for 61-year-old Chen Bing. Most of the members of Erqi Fitness Club are over 60 years old, and the momentum of the iron brings a kind of confrontation with time, which seems to be continuing their youth for them. (Southern Weekly reporter Feng Fei/Photo)
It seems that I have never tried to look forward to it in the new year, and I will do everything possible to get in touch with everything in this world.
In 2023, people will gradually come out of the haze of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and those insurmountable pains and depressions seem to have been left yesterday.
On November 18, 2023, in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, the Shuangta Market (formerly the Shuangta Vegetable Market) is one of the old vegetable markets in Gusu District, located in the heart of Suzhou's ancient city. In the context of urban renewal, the wave of vegetable market renovation has come into being, and the Shuangta Market has also transformed from a single-function vegetable market into a comprehensive market with a variety of life service facilities, and extended the "third space" for young people to socialize, radiating new vitality and vitality. (Southern Weekly reporter Feng Fei/Photo)
One of the most intuitive changes is that the world peeped into the circle of friends has expanded visibly with the naked eye. Although there are negative news related to geopolitics and travel safety popping up from time to time, it can't stop the friends who love "waves" from packing up and starting again, to embrace the soft breeze in the distance, and dance together with the beautiful scenery. When the devastating earthquake struck Turkey at the beginning of the year, my colleagues arrived at the disaster area as soon as possible and kept sending back images from the scene. After more than half a month of editing with a time difference, for a moment, I felt the heartbeat and throbbing from the world again.
On June 7, 2023, in Bomi, Tibet, National Highway 318, known as China's Landscape Avenue, you can meet yaks and cars on the road from time to time, forming a moving picture together with the plateau scenery.
Pedestrians walk across zebra crossings on Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China, November 11, 2023. It's getting late, and the Pearl of the Orient is still the same after the new crown epidemic. (Southern Weekly reporter Feng Fei/Photo)
Take your eyes back to your side. For a period of time after the beginning of the year, Guangzhou, the city where I live, was frequently "crowded" on the hot search. There are long queues for subway and bus travel, traffic jams everywhere, crowds in various business districts, scenic spots are often "overcrowded", and restaurants and restaurants are full...... For a time, the "sweet troubles" of the big city reappeared.
A Universiade bus painted in the shape of a panda in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, July 21, 2023. The Chengdu Universiade, which has been postponed twice due to the epidemic, can be seen everywhere panda design elements, which also makes the Sichuan people's setting of "one panda in each hand" deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Passengers queuing up to board a train at Foshan Station, Foshan, Guangdong, October 10, 2023. On that day, many passengers came to buy tickets to experience the last ride on the green train at Foshan Railway Station. At 8 o'clock in the morning of the next day, Foshan Railway Station officially suspended passenger transportation, and the memories belonging to several generations officially came to an end.
On September 21, 2023, in Guangzhou, Guangdong, on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the attention of traditional handmade lanterns in Guangzhou, which is both beautiful and contains auspicious meanings, remains high. When night fell, many young people came to the "Lantern Street" on Guangxiao Road to check in and take pictures.
Runners gather in front of a fluorescent screen to watch their results outside the 42nd Macao Marathon in Macau, China, December 3, 2023.
Workers at the construction of a hanging basket on the exterior wall of a building in Zhuhai, Guangdong, February 26, 2023. The urban area reflected on the glass curtain wall is the Zhuhai Hengqin Free Trade Zone, one of the engines of high-quality development in the Greater Bay Area. (Southern Weekly reporter Feng Fei/Photo)
As far as the eye can see, it is not only Guangzhou and other big cities that are "on fire". There are not too many restrictions on the flow of people, convenient transportation, sound network coverage, and pent-up travel needs for a long time have been released at a fulcrum that seeks common emotional value. Looking at the Internet celebrities in Liuzhou snail noodles, Zibo barbecue, Tianjin diving uncle, Guizhou village chao, Chengdu Golden Beach Yedi and other urban Internet celebrities, the logic is probably like this.
On October 28, 2023, in Guanghan, Sichuan, the audience takes a 2.6-meter-high bronze statue. Since the opening of the new Sanxingdui Museum in July, nearly 600 pieces (sets) of bronze products have been unveiled for the first time, and visiting cultural and museum venues has gradually become a new fashion for young people. This is not only a cultural tourism phenomenon, but also a cultural roots-seeking. (Southern Weekly reporter Feng Fei/Photo)
Unfortunately, due to work adjustments, I spent more time shooting videos than I did during the year. In fact, more often than not, still photos are more inward-looking. When I revisited the year's photos and picked them out for the reader, I was even more convinced of that.
On June 16, 2023, in Guangzhou, Guangdong, the women's dragon boat team in Liede Village listens to the team leader assign training tasks before training. (Southern Weekly reporter Feng Fei/Photo)
The road is still going on, life is ordinary and vast. For me, there are always moments when life becomes better.
On September 28, 2023, in Guangzhou, Guangdong, the traffic flow out of the city during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday blocked the lane of the South China Expressway out of the city into a large parking lot. (Southern Weekly reporter Feng Fei/Photo)
On January 29, 2023, in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, the cornices of a temple cleverly protrude into the aluminum alloy windows of a modern house. In Quanzhou, a world heritage city, intangible cultural heritage and market life coexist in harmony. (Southern Weekly reporter Feng Fei/Photo)
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