On June 23, 2022, a sailing ship sailed in Victoria Harbor with a banner celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Xinhua News Agency published a video to pay tribute to the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. A tribute to the memory.
Many times, the freeze-frame of a photo explains everything, making descriptions in other languages pale in comparison.
is another kind of text that makes the moment become eternity.
With the participation of these photos,
our Hong Kong return memory is no longer just a rough outline,
is no longer just a grand narrative, but has photos as evidence,
the details in the photos are Proof,
allows us to touch the more realistic scene of Hong Kong's return hidden in the wrinkles of time.
Let us re-discover regression through pictures like this.
At 6 a.m. on July 1, 1997, 200,000 citizens of Shenzhen braved the rain to see off the People's Liberation Army stationed in Hong Kong to perform its defense duties. Photographed by Zhao Qing
June 29, 1997, Tamar Pier, quietly waiting for return. Photographed by Zhang Mingjun
"Bauhinia flowers have been blooming for ten years, and Shenzhen and Hong Kong have united to shine on China" - a large-scale party for thousands of young people from Shenzhen and Hong Kong to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland was held at Window of the World . Photo by Cheng Jiang
A Hong Kong delegation of thousands visited the Seventh Border Defense Detachment to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Photography by Jing Bao reporter Zhang Dingping, correspondent Chen Peigao
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, China's first aircraft carrier "Liaoning" and three affiliated ships docked in Hong Kong from July 7 to 11, 2017, and in July Open to the public on the 8th and 9th. Photographed by Lai Li
This is the poster light show for the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, taken in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong on June 25. As the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland approaches, the festive atmosphere in Hong Kong is getting stronger and stronger. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Shen
On July 1, 2007, tens of thousands of people from Shenzhen and Hong Kong gathered to celebrate the return of China. Photographed by Wen Wenfeng
Panda Anan was a gift given to Hong Kong by the central government on the second anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Because of his old age, he spent most of the day sleeping in his room. Visitors can see An An through the camera. Photographed by Gao Lei
The 2013 Hong Kong New Year's Eve Fireworks Show Photographed by Lai Li
Source | Journalist APP
Reporter | Li Yue
Photography | Wen Wenfeng Zhang Dingping Cheng Jiang Lai Li Gao Lei
Editor | Chen Jianguo Li Yifan
