In December 2010, four secondary schools students from Tai Po and I went on a four-day exchange tour to Fujian .

On the first day, we arrived in Xiamen and we were given a brief introduction about Fujian . That night, we were greeted with a warm welcome and a dinner treat by the local government officials and universities.

On the next three days, we visited a local food and beverage business – The Yinlu Group, the size of their factories and development is huge. I deeply appreciate the rapid development of Chinese enterprises.

In addition, we also visited the local attraction – Gulangyu. We enjoyed the scenery and looked at the characteristics of the western constructions built in the late Qing Dynasty.

The main focus of this trip is for students to exchange their study experiences and cultural differences.

We were able to talk to some students of Jimei University. I realized how hard it is to be a University student in China after listening to their sharing.

I was most impressed by how considerate and lively the primary school students were during our visit to Tulou primary school. Seeing their happy faces when we gave out some small gifts to them made me reflect on how materialistically spoilt some Hong Kong children are.

In the trip to Fujian, I visited the Earthen Buildings (Tulou) which have great historical value. The building was designed in a traditional style, but it is more modern than I expected. Some of the tulous even have shops in them in order to gain more income. Besides, the surroundings of the area provided pleasant scenery to visitors.

Throughout the visit, I have substantially felt how the people enjoy a simple style of living which made me reflect on how we are living our lives in a city of material prosperity and yet still feels unsatisfied. Indeed we should be content with what we have. If everyone feels thankful of what they have, the world will be a better place.

二零一零年十二月，我和大埔另外四間中學的學生一起前赴福建，進行了四天的交流與參觀。

第一天到達廈門，出席一個關於福建概況的講座。當晚，我們與來自香港另外十七區的學生一起共進晚餐，受到當地政府和大學的熱烈歡迎。

隨後的三天，我們到訪當地企業「銀鷺集團」，了解他們的食品和飲料生產過程，他們的工廠規模，佔地相當龐大，令我深深體會到中國企業發展迅速。

另外，我們亦到當地名勝——鼓浪嶼欣賞風景，見識到清末歐洲各國在那兒所興建的領事館，各有不同的特色。

行程重點就是香港學生與當地學生交流。我們分別跟大學生和小學生進行不同形式的交流。我們到集美大學，參觀了他們的校園，又跟他們交流讀書心得。

令我最印象難忘的可算是跟土樓的小學生進行互動遊戲和唱歌。當我們派發小禮物時，他們一湧而上，只是一支鉛筆、一個小精品已能逗得他們很開心，相比香港的小朋友，應有盡有但仍不知足，還望擁有更多更好，奢求過份豐盛的物質生活。

於這次的福建交流團中，我參觀了很有歷史價值的土樓。土樓的設計很有當地的風格，古色古香；但當地比我想像中更為現代化，有部份土樓更設有商店，住宿環境亦不錯。

我在土樓短短的一天已經充實地感受當地人生活的樸素，他們的三餐簡單，卻能令人有滿足感。這份單純的快樂令我反思我們生活在物質富裕的城市中，的確要懂得珍惜我們所擁有的，香港人實在有太多的不滿、太多的批評，假如每個人都懂得為自己所擁有的而感恩，世界會更美好。