I was scrolling through Weibo last night when my cousin from Shantou popped up in my feed - he was standing on a surfboard, balancing perfectly against the blue waves of Qing'ao Bay. The video quality was crystal clear, and I could almost smell the saltwater through the screen.
He captioned it with '#冲浪正在大湾区流行#' - surfing is becoming the new trend in the Greater Bay Area. The 15th National Games surfing competition is happening right there in his hometown, and suddenly my little cousin who used to be afraid of swimming pools is riding waves like a pro.
What hit me though was the comment from our aunt in Vancouver: 'The video won't play for me - just keeps buffering.' Then my college friend in Sydney chimed in: 'Same here! Regional restrictions again?'
It's funny how things hit you. Here's this amazing cultural moment happening in our homeland - surfing taking off in Guangdong, the National Games bringing sports to new regions, my own cousin becoming part of this movement - and half our family abroad can't even watch the footage.
I remember visiting Shantou as a kid. The beaches were mostly for swimming and seafood restaurants. Now they're hosting national competitions, creating content that should connect overseas Chinese to these developments, but the digital walls keep going up.
My cousin told me later that the local community is really hoping Shantou becomes the next Wanning - the surfing capital of Hainan. They're building this whole ecosystem around water sports, creating stories that matter to Chinese people everywhere.
But here's the thing that really got me thinking: when I tried to share the official '全运大湾区' video coverage with friends overseas, multiple people messaged me saying they couldn't access it. One said they got the 'content not available in your region' message that's become all too familiar.
It's not just about surfing videos. It's about missing out on the cultural conversations, the trending shows everyone's talking about, the music that defines moments back home. That feeling when you're the last to know about the latest drama or variety show because you're geographically disconnected.
So I'm sitting here, watching my cousin's surfing journey unfold, proud of how our hometown is evolving, but also realizing how many of our overseas friends and family are missing these moments. Anyone else feeling this disconnect?
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