Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Non-Fiction 2020 | Page 10

Non-Fiction – Group 2
steaks in Michelin-starred restaurants? As a “Gourmet Paradise”, the Greater Bay Area has
everything you expect to taste.
Local people have a strong passion for food, especially the classic Cantonese breakfast,
Dim Sum. Shrimp Dumplings, Siu Mai, Rice Noodle Rolls, Pineapple Butter Buns, Steamed
chicken Feet… hundreds of exquisitely cooked dishes are just dazzling and tempting!
Clean Enviornment
The GBA citizens have a strong awareness of environmental protection. Garbage
classification is a must. Water recycle allows you consume minimal fresh water. Thanks to the
big leap in clean energy, gasoline cars are now antique displayed in museums. Electric cars
with solar panel roofs can be charged in minutes.
Historical sties and traditions
Although surrounded by glamourous skyscrapers, amazing historical sites and culture
relics play a vital role in the Greater Bay Area.
Strolling in the Historic Center of Macau, a World Cultural Heritage, you will hear the
harmonious conversation of China and the Western from these oldest and largest buildings
with co-existing Chinese and Western architecture characteristics,
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages, another World Cultural Heritage, is perfect for exploring
the history of overseas Chinese in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Traditional rituals and celebrations are well preserved. People perform lion dance during
the Chinese New Year to bring good fortune. Families reunion on the Mid-Autumn Festival
to enjoy egg yok moon cakes while admiring the full moon. People celebrate the Dragon
Boat Festival with dragon boat racing and eating zongzi.
A typical day for kids
An 8-year-old’s typical day will be like this.
After a healthy breakfast, my driverless car takes me to a golf course for a 45-minute practice. When
I arrive at school, my study will start with a Chinese professor from Zhongshan University giving a
Madarin lecture on Li Bai and Traditional Tang Poems. Next, I will do an online self-taught math
course on Internet, and then discuss Shakespeare with my English teacher, a PHD from Oxford. After
lunch, I might have a virtual trip either to Mars or Xi’an, the Capital City of Tang Dynasty in Ancient
China. Finally, I can finish school with a show and tell on the 3D print of my art design. Sometimes
after school, I have to practice Kung-fu or piano. But luckily, we have no-homework and no-after-school-
tutoring rules, and I only go to school four days a week.
“In 20 years, the knowledge we learn today may be obsolete, the popular jobs may be taken by
robots, so how can we prepare for the unknown future?” This question that our Headmaster always asks
is probably the only “homework” I need to solve.
FUN FACTS
• The Phoenix bird represents a symbol of good luck
• The Greater Bay Area has a population of 70 million, more than the whole of the U.K and
twice that of Canada
• The Greater Bay Area stretches for 56,000 square kilometers
• The Greater bay Area only takes up one percent of China’s whole space
• Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is 55 kilometers, the longest sea crossing link in
the world
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