(Source: GDToday)

The first Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Communication Competition for College Students concluded on May 17 with an awarding ceremony at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, celebrating the creativity and insight of student storytellers from Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR and other parts of China.

A total of 206 teams from 33 universities from the mainland, Hong Kong SAR, and Macao SAR, participated in this competition. After rigorous judging, 50 outstanding works were shortlisted for honors, with nine teams from Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) emerging as prominent winners. These student groups stood out for their vibrant narratives fostering cultural exchange and innovative communication, embodying the competition's mission to amplify youth voices in shaping global storytelling.

SYSU students delved into rich, multifaceted themes through their award-winning entries. Their works vividly explored a wide range of topics including China's modernization, artificial intelligence, environmental issues, daily life, and more.

Cai Runlin, a student at Sun Yat-sen University, was part of the team that won first prize in the audio & video category with a VR documentary on rural house renovation in Yunnan Province. "We went there not just to record something, but to experience it ourselves," she reflected on her role in China's narratives. "We are not just documentarians, but part of the stories", she said, "that's what makes the story real."

Cai and her team receive first prize in the audio & video category. (Photo: GDToday)

Below is the list of SYSU student teams and their works recognized in the competition.

Written Reports Category

Brandy Spohn's cross-cultural daily practice in Guangzhou: "The Greatest Culture Shock Is Our Similarity" (First Prize)

Reporters: Zhang Yiwen, Li Ruiquan

From Sweden to China: Alma's journey to health through stem cell innovation (Third Prize)

Reporters: Zhang wenya, Cheng Yuanzhou

Data Journalism Category

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area at Five: Why we converged, how much has been achieved? (Third Prize)

Reporters: Zhang Yang, Zhang Han, Zhou Fangyan, Gu Duanwei, Li Xinchun

Haidilao's Global Tour (Third Prize)

Reporters: Chen Kangli

Audio or Videos Category

Ancient Road，New Horizon (First Prize)

Reporters: Meng Yuetong, Cai Runlin, Lin Genrong, Lin Lanxuan, Zhang Junhao

Digitalization Behind Dialect: How Technologies Empower Cantonese (Third Prize)

Reporters: Ouyang Xuan, Xia Wenhui, Luo Ziyi, Gu Jiaqi

Documentary Photography Category

Centenary Celebration of SYSU: A Legacy of International Students (Second Prize)

Reporters: Li Wenfei

Multimedia Works Category

Transcending Time and Space to Encounter the keichousaurus (Third Prize)

Reporters: Li Xiaoxie, Peng Li, Zhang Yi, Lu Zihe, Yang Qinwen

Beneath the Solar Arrays (Third Prize)

Reporters: Chen Jiapeng, He Zixuan, Chen Yantong, Ouyang Shuzhen