China News Agency, Hong Kong, February 18th Title: Crossing mountains and seas, the snowy eagle meets the young man in Xiangjiang

China News Agency reporter Korean Star Tong

"I am very nervous now, and I can't wait to see them, practice football skills, and make friends." On the evening of February 18, on the bus to the GO PARK Stadium in Xisha, Hong Kong, Pu Bu Zaxi, a member of the Tibet Autonomous Region Snowy Eagle Team (referred to as "Snowy Eagle Team") who came from afar, smiled a little immaturely in the face of the China News Agency reporter.

What he refers to is the U16 team of the Hong Kong Oriental Sports Club football team (referred to as "Hong Kong Oriental U16 Team"). On the evening of this day, they will meet for the first time on the field and have a friendly match. This event is also the highlight of the Tibetan-Hong Kong youth football exchange activity for "crossing mountains and seas and making friends with football" for five consecutive days since February 17.

"When I see them, I want to say something?" Hearing this, Pubu Thashi blurted out: "I want to send them blessings - Tashi Dele."

Other side, Liang Zhixian, deputy captain of Hong Kong Oriental U16 team, who was warming up before the game, looked at the "opponents" frequently curiously, "They are all very strong. After the game, I want to ask them for food and beverage matching." Liang Zhixian regarded this game as a "rare challenge", but he cared more about meeting new friends than winning. "The purpose of playing football is to make friends." Hearing that the members of the Snowland Eagles team will start a Hong Kong tour the next day, Liang Zhixian began to recommend street food that cannot be missed: fish eggs, salted meat...

The two sides held similar ideas, which made the game less gunpowder smell and more of a friendly exchange of mutual appreciation. So we saw that before the game, the Snowy Eagles presented white Hada to the members of the Hong Kong Oriental U16 team, shook hands with them, collided with their shoulders, and said "Come on" each other; we also saw that when the Hong Kong Oriental U16 team members fell down accidentally, the Snowy Eagles team members would come up and pull them up, patting their shoulders like friends.

Such friendly atmosphere also infects the audience of the stands. Two Hong Kong uncles passing by the stadium were attracted by the wonderful events and stopped to watch. They stood beside the reporters and cheered loudly for the two teams. When the Snowy Eagles made a mistake, they shouted in "Hong Kong" (Hong Kong Mandarin): "It's okay! Come again!" When asked why they spontaneously cheered for the Snowy Eagles, they told the reporter: "Tibet and Hong Kong are all family. They came from afar, and it is not easy to adapt to the climate and field of Hong Kong in a short period of time."

The Hong Kong Oriental U16 team, which played at home, finally won the game 6:2 with tacit cooperation and skills among the players.

After the game, Hong Kong Oriental U16 player He Benyan wore Hada. Although he was a little shy, he took the initiative to walk towards the Snowy Eagle Team. Seeing this, the captain of the Snowy Eagle Team Tenzin Yundan hurriedly met. The two shook hands tightly. Tenzin Yundan explained Hada's blessing to He Benyan, and praised the performance of Hong Kong Oriental U16. He Benyan taught him to say "Oriental" in Cantonese, which is not only the name of the team, but also represents the "Pearl of the Orient" of Hong Kong. "Crossing mountains and seas and making friends with the ball" is truly realized at this moment.

The Hong Kong Youth Football delegation revealed on the spot that it will be invited to Tibet for a return visit at the appropriate time this year to continue to deepen the exchanges and friendship between the youths of the two places.

The night became deeper and the players from both places did not disperse for a long time after the game. They gathered together to chat and take photos. The Hong Kong players said in Cantonese, "Thank you for coming to Hong Kong." The Tibetan players replied, "Thank you, Tibet welcomes you. Tashidler!"