The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Yangcheng Shipyard.

Big cafeteria.

Everyone eats lunch here at noon, just like other workers, there is no special banquet.

Liu Tao and others have actually eaten all kinds of delicacies. They no longer care what kind of delicacies they eat. They are pursuing greater ambitions.

They have integrated their personal values ​​with the pursuit of national and ethnic values.

The launching of the Type 003 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier made them very happy. They enjoyed even the simple meals.

Everyone was chatting enthusiastically and eating while chatting.

The representatives from Hong Kong were particularly shocked.

They originally thought that the Type 052 destroyer was big enough.

However, after seeing the Type 003 aircraft carrier with my own eyes, I realized that the Type 052 destroyer is just a little brother in front of the Type 003 aircraft carrier!
Even the Type 001 aircraft carrier, which once docked in Hong Kong for Hong Kong citizens to visit, is just a small brother compared to the Type 003 aircraft carrier.

They have truly felt the motherland's powerful military strength and rapid technological development.

If they were shocked by the military parade in the morning and felt the terrifying power of the heavy combined brigade of the ground force "Tiger Brigade", they would have known that the Tiger Brigade was the real enemy of the enemy.

Now, personally attending the launching and naming ceremony of the Type 003 aircraft carrier makes them feel the shock and trembling of their souls.

The impact on the aircraft carrier seen on TV and the aircraft carrier seen in reality is completely different!
They truly feel what a great country and a strong country are!
How terrifying is the will of the country!
The first Type 003 aircraft carrier is named "Xiang Jiang", which naturally has a very special meaning.

Especially now that it coincides with the tenth anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China, the significance of this is even more special.

The formation is composed of several thousand officers and soldiers and tens of thousands of representatives from various participating units. The power they represent is self-evident and extremely powerful.

After lunch, everyone took a helicopter back to Hong Kong.

It is very close to take a helicopter from Yangcheng Shipyard to Hong Kong, less than 100 kilometers, and you can reach Hong Kong Island in less than half an hour.

Liu Tao and others visited the Hong Kong History Museum, which is the largest museum in Hong Kong and was built in 1987.

The Hong Kong History Museum houses Hong Kong's historical relics, precious video materials, and precious documentary materials, recording Hong Kong's past. This is irrefutable proof that Hong Kong has belonged to China since ancient times.

Hong Kong culture itself belongs to Chinese culture!
Of course, the most precious things are the gifts given to Hong Kong by various provinces and cities when Hong Kong returned to China. These gifts, which have local characteristics and commemorative significance, serve as a witness to history and a part of cultural exchange.

The central government presented a large sculpture, "The Forever Blooming Bauhinia", which is cast in bronze, covered with gold foil and supported by a Sichuan red granite base, symbolizing the eternal prosperity of Hong Kong.

The Shandong Province presented a mahogany screen inlaid with Thai gems, gold and silver titled "The Majestic Mount Tai Welcomes the Return of Hong Kong". The main image is Mount Tai, which embodies the soul of Chinese civilization and the spirit of self-improvement.

Qiong Island presented a large northern sculpture titled "Sharing This Moment Across the World". Six ruyi (Ruyi) form waves, which symbolize the best wishes for the six million Hong Kong compatriots; the two shells held up by the waves represent sharing and unity, and symbolize perfection and beauty.

Jilin Province presented a Songhua inkstone inscribed with the inscription "Songhua and Bauhinia are rooted in the motherland". The giant Songhua stone-carved inkstone, the wood-carved Bauhinia flower decorative belt and the centuries-old tree roots of Changbai Mountain are integrated into one, implying that the people of Jilin Province celebrate the centenary of Hong Kong's return to China and that the people of the two places are rooted in the motherland and are moving towards a better future together.

Guangdong Province presented a jade sculpture "Smooth Sailing", which was made of Nanyu from Xinyi City, Guangdong Province, to congratulate Hong Kong on its smooth return to the motherland and its smooth progress. Shanxi Province presented a peach-core wood sculpture "Yingxian Wooden Pagoda", which was scaled down to 1:20 with high-quality walnut wood, faithfully reproducing the majestic appearance and style of the wooden pagoda.

All provinces and cities presented gifts, and Panshan Group also presented gifts at that time.

Panshan Group spent several years to make a wood carving with golden nanmu wood. On one side of the wood carving is a map of Hong Kong, and on the other side are logos of companies in Hong Kong supported by Panshan Group, helping Hong Kong out of the cold winter and promoting its development.

Liu Tao stood in front of the wood carving for a while. Some of the companies that supported Hong Kong back then are no longer in Hong Kong, but a large part of them still remain in Hong Kong, supporting Hong Kong's backbone industries.

These gifts were carefully prepared by various provinces and cities, and they are gifts with local characteristics. There is no doubt that they are all to welcome Hong Kong's return to the embrace of the motherland.

Every gift is very precious!
These gifts are also placed in the most important position in the Hong Kong History Museum.

The entire Hong Kong History Museum has adopted the strictest security measures to ensure the safety of these gifts and cultural relics.

Of course, there are also four bronze heads of the zodiac animals in this Hong Kong History Museum.

During the prosperous period of Qianlong, the Qing Dynasty's national power was strong and its craftsmanship was at its peak. This was particularly reflected in the bronze statues of the twelve zodiac animal heads in the Yuanmingyuan.

The twelve zodiac animals were originally images of a fountain on the fan-shaped pool fountain in front of the Haiyan Hall in the Old Summer Palace in Beijing. They were destroyed by the British and French forces in 1860, and the bronze heads of the twelve zodiac animals were lost overseas.

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After years of hard work, these zodiac bronze heads finally returned to the motherland.

In addition to the four in the Hong Kong History Museum, there are four in the Macau History Museum and four in the Formosa History Museum.

Visiting these historical museums, you can feel that the cultures of both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau share the same roots and are connected by blood. We are all descendants of Yan and Huang, and we are all part of the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization!

After visiting the Hong Kong History Museum, everyone visited Hong Kong University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Chinese University!
Hong Kong is also one of the educational centers of China, with a university that ranks among the top in the country.

Since the reform and opening up, this place has always been a cradle for cultivating talents. In more than 20 years, it has cultivated hundreds of thousands of talents for China. These talents have played an important role in China's rejuvenation.

Unlike most universities in the mainland that rely on central government funding, provincial government funding, and prefecture-level government funding, Hong Kong's university operating models are diverse, including Hong Kong government funding, Hong Kong government funding + donations from all walks of life, private universities, etc. It can be said to be an educational experimental site.

Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan were also the first to implement free preschool education and twelve years of free education.

Of course, Hong Kong's education expenditure is also the largest expenditure item in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, accounting for nearly one-fifth of the total government expenditure all year round.

As you can imagine, education is an expensive thing.

Naturally, there are also lectures and exchanges here at Hong Kong University.

Liu Tao even gave a speech in Hong Kong again after many years and communicated with students here.

As someone who has been deeply involved in Hong Kong's construction and development for many years, Liu Tao is definitely one of the people who knows Hong Kong best.

In fact, at a certain level, many people privately call Liu Tao the "Emperor of Hong Kong". (End of this chapter)