We are already in September, but the weather is still scorching with a high temperature of 35 degrees. Despite the uncomfortable heat wave, our second “Yim Tin Tsai rural narrative workshop” was successfully held on September 8th at the Yim Tin Tsai village. In the morning session, our 19 public participants travel to the spots and corners of the island under the guidance of our tour guide‍ and local villagers. The participants got an absolutely different village experience by listening to various historical knowledge, plant introductions, island stories, etc. In the afternoon session, our project team stayed indoors with the participants to chat about some afterthoughts and experiences they derived from the tour. Same as the first workshop, our provided maps are filled fully with colourful graphics and comments, leaving traces of every location in Yim Tin Tsai. The following are some of the comments:

“ It is truly touched to see foreign religions being able to co-prosper with local rural culture.”

“I am curious about how the salt from Yim Tim Tsai was exported back then, and what is the difference between the policy of the Qing Dynasty/UK Imperial government?”

“I believe it would be better and more complete if the villagers could hold a small sharing session and show us more pictures and data!”

Although the sharing session had ended, tour guides from Yim Tin Tsai continued to share and discuss stories with the public. We firmly believe that this is the meaning of holding the narrative workshop, which is to let a group of people who were never acquainted before, with curiosity and enthusiasm for rural conservation, come to Yim Tin Tsai and learn about the culture and the stories. Not only that, but they can also make new friends! Maybe in the greater future, they can also go on hiking together!