【香港回歸祖國25週年】坐上“叮叮車”看香港
復古的雙層電車緩緩行駛，穿過最繁華的街區，穿過最市井的城寨，四週街巷行人如一幀幀影像流動，一街一景儘是歲月痕跡，一覽香港百年。每次停站之前，香港電車就發出“叮叮”的提示音，因而被人們愛稱為“叮叮車”。作為香港特有的城市符號，香港電車在1904年投入服務，發展至今已有118年的歷史。
The retro double-decker tramcar runs slowly, passing through prosperous blocks and time-honored streets. Pedestrians in the surrounding streets flow like frames of images. Every street and scene are full of traces of time, offering a glance of the history of Hong Kong. Before each stop, Hong Kong trams sound “ding ding” as prompts, so they are also known as “Ding Ding”. As a unique city symbol of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Tramways was put into service in 1904 and now boasts a history of 118 years.
香港回歸祖國25週年之際，跟隨鏡頭乘坐“叮叮車”一起走進香港的街頭巷尾。
The year of 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland. Let’s get on a “Ding Ding” to tour the streets of Hong Kong with our camera.
香港電車路線全長13公里，往來于香港島的筲箕灣站至堅尼地城站之間。我們由東向西出發，先來看全港三大鬧市之一——銅鑼灣。摩天大廈鱗次櫛比，商場裏的商品琳瑯滿目，寬闊的街道上人流如潮，本地茶餐廳和全球美食爭輝。
The Hong Kong Tramways’ route is 13 kilometers long and runs between Shau Kei Wan Station and Kennedy Town Station on Hong Kong Island. Starting from east to west, we will first look at Causeway Bay, one of the three downtown areas in Hong Kong. Skyscrapers line up, shopping malls have a dazzling array of goods, wide streets are crowded with people, and local tea restaurants compete with global cuisine in wooing diners.
灣仔下車，走不遠便是“永遠盛開的紫荊花”雕塑和“香港回歸祖國紀念碑”，一同佇立於金紫荊廣場，它們見證了1997年的回歸時刻。
Just a short walk from Wan Chai Station, the Forever Blooming Bauhinia Sculpture and the Monument in Commemoration of the Return of Hong Kong to China stand together in the Golden Bauhinia Square, which witnessed the moment of the historic return in 1997.
繼續駛向下一目的地，中環是香港的心臟地帶，是政治及商業中心，也是港島最早開發的地區，很多銀行、跨國金融機構都設在這裡。
如果説，一百年前，香港金融行業依靠貿易和匯兌，那麼近幾十年，香港金融行業的發展與內地密不可分。“一國兩制”給予香港極大的制度保障和靈活空間，為外資、內資、本地資本提供三贏局面；內地經濟的穩定增長，為香港國際金融中心的發展提供了重要動力和金融需求。
特別是這十年，香港以獨特的地理優勢在“一帶一路”建設中當起了“超級聯繫人”；粵港澳大灣區聯動發展，更促繁榮；香港是全球前列的新股上市集資地，目前在港上市的公司中超過一半為內地企業。
Move on and meet the next destination of Central, which is the heart of Hong Kong, the political and commercial center, and the earliest developed area on Hong Kong Island. Many banks and multinational financial institutions are located here.
One hundred years ago, Hong Kong’s financial sector mainly relied on trade and exchange. In recent decades, its development has been closely linked to that of the Chinese mainland. The “one country, two systems” gives Hong Kong great institutional guarantee and flexibility, providing a win-win-win situation for foreign, domestic and local capital. The steady economic growth of the Chinese mainland has created strong driving force and financial demand for the development of Hong Kong as an international financial center.
Especially in this decade, Hong Kong has become a “super contact” in the development of the Belt and Road Initiative with its unique geographical advantages; The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area develops as a whole to promote shared prosperity; Hong Kong is the world’s leading IPO fund-raising place, and more than half of the companies listed in Hong Kong are from the Chinese mainland.
“叮叮車”到了上環街頭則充滿生活氣息，你也許會看到一群人在128號復古旅遊電車上“開趴”狂歡，中外遊客盡情體驗港味情懷。
When “Ding Ding” arrives in Sheung Wan, the streets are full of life. You may see a group of people “having a party” on No.128 retro tourist tram, with Chinese and foreign tourists enjoying the flavor of Hong Kong.
此時，與上環隔海相望的香港西九文化區西海岸，金色外觀的香港故宮文化博物館在陽光下熠熠生輝。2022年7月2日文博館將正式向公眾開放，展出900余件來自北京故宮博物院的珍藏。背靠祖國，面向世界，正如“十四五”規劃中所提出的，“支援香港發展中外文化藝術交流中心”。
Across the sea from Sheung Wan, the golden-faced Hong Kong Palace Museum glows in the sun on the west coast of Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District. On July 2, the Hong Kong Palace Museum will officially open, exhibiting more than 900 collections from the Palace Museum in Beijing. Backed by the motherland and facing the world, Hong Kong will enjoy support to develop into a culture and arts exchange center between China and foreign countries, which is proposed in China’s “14th Five-Year Plan”.
乘著“叮叮車”看五光十色的香港，有歷史、有傳承、有發展。25年來，香港與內地同心、同向、同行，東方之珠魅力依然，未來璀璨。
During the “Ding Ding” tour of Hong Kong, one can get a glimpse of the city’s history, heritage and development. Over the past 25 years, Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, with shared goals, have moved in the same direction and developed together. “The Pearl of the Orient” remains charming and will shine even brighter.
