The 3rd Cross-Strait (Guangzhou) Youth Sports Carnival 2026 Cross-Strait Youth Baseball Exchange Event in Conghua District was held

China News Service, Guangzhou, September 29 (Zhang Lu, Liu Yulin) The 3rd Cross-Strait (Guangzhou) Youth Sports Carnival 2026 Conghua District Cross-Strait Youth Baseball Exchange Activity (referred to as the "Activity") was held in Conghua District, Guangzhou from the 26th to the 27th. Taiwanese youth representatives from the Zhongtang Branch of the Dongguan Taiwanese Investment Enterprises Association and the Dongguan Taiwanese Schools Baseball and Softball League, as well as young baseball enthusiasts from both sides of the Taiwan Strait in Conghua District, gathered together to meet friends with the ball, swing the bat and chase the bases, and jointly painted a youthful picture of Mid-Autumn Festival reunion and cross-strait harmony.

Pictured is the event site. Photo courtesy Pan Jiahao

It is reported that this event, with the theme of "Mid-Autumn Festival Reunion Gathers Strength, Baseball Friendship Promotes Exchanges," is a pragmatic measure in Conghua District to use baseball as a mediator and the Mid-Autumn Festival as a bridge to promote deeper and more practical friendships between youths on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

On the field, young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait competed on the same field and made friends with the ball. The offensive and defensive cooperation became more and more tacit, and the running and sprinting showed their hard work. Every crisp swing and every desperate pitch ignited the cheers and applause from the sidelines. After the game, young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait sat side by side, exchanged baseball caps, took photos, and chatted about baseball, life, and the stadium to dreams.

Young athletes from both sides of the Taiwan Strait said that this exchange not only allowed them to gain something in their skills, but also forged a sincere friendship across the Taiwan Strait while working side by side. This friendship will remain in each other's hearts for a long time.

According to reports, this event has innovatively created a "event + culture + reunion" communication model, using baseball games as the core carrier, and simultaneously held a Mid-Autumn Festival themed bonfire party and a Conghua-specific experience tour, allowing young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to understand Conghua while walking and integrate into the Bay Area through experience.

At the Mid-Autumn Festival themed bonfire party, young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait sat around the fire, enjoyed the moon, tasted mooncakes, chatted about everyday things, and shared the cultural memory of Mid-Autumn reunion; at the Guangzhou branch of the National Museum of China, young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait understood the profound heritage of Chinese cultural heritage; at the outdoor base by the Liuxi River, young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait cooperated with each other, paddleboarding on the water to create a tacit rhythm, and immersed themselves in the ecological beauty of Conghua's green waters and green mountains.

As the ecological core area of ​​the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Conghua has been accelerating the construction of a vibrant youth city in the Bay Area in recent years. It continues to build a diversified development platform, optimize the policy service system, improve the livable and industrial environment, polish the youth exchange brand, and wholeheartedly escort the youth from both sides of the Taiwan Strait to pursue their dreams of Conghua, grow in harmony, and achieve their future.

According to reports, in the next step, Conghua District will continue to dig deep into ecological, cultural, sports and other special resources, and promote cross-Strait youth exchanges in a more down-to-earth and warm way, so that more Taiwanese youth can find a sense of belonging and identity in Conghua, build, pursue and realize dreams in this green water and green mountains, and contribute Conghua's strength to deepening cross-Strait integrated development. (over)