(Uncle countercurrent on the dragon boat is all a member of the over 60 year old age group of the advanced team of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Team, practicing on the sea surface of wuxisha.) The 40 "senior heroes" have been quietly contributing to Hong Kong in a unique way. They rowed a dragon boat to win glory for the Hong Kong team in preparing for the international competition. They rowed a boat to the beach to do volunteer cleaning. They worked hard and made efforts to "beautify" their home. This group of retired "Dragon Boat elite soldiers" are all from the elite over 60 years old of the advanced team of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Team. "On behalf of the Hong Kong team of China, we are very proud to win one gold and two bronze medals for the advanced team in the 2019 World Dragon Boat Championships. We hope to continue to strive for better results this year and win glory for Hong Kong!" Huangzhiguang, a 70 year old architect who just cleaned the beach with his teammates, proudly told the Ta Kung Pao reporter. "Old devil" zhongweimin: practice with all his strength after garbage, not firewood doll "Hong Kong go! Go!" at wuxisha, Ma'anshan on Sunday morning Slogans resounded through the beach. A group of uncles who had collected beach garbage boarded the dragon boat one by one, shouted, rowed to Tolo port and then put in intense training. "Our classes are all dog fighting. We usually come to training after work and when we are free. No matter in training or competition, we all try our best without reservation. It's a kind of aggressive. It's not the kind that goes to drink beer and firewood dolls after picking up the dragon boat." Zhong Weimin, a 67 year old self proclaimed "old ghost", has loved dragon boats since childhood and has decades of experience in picking up dragon boats. He is a senior member of the Hong Kong Team Dragon Boat advanced team established in 2017. As for how to balance work, family and training, he said excitedly: "if you are interested, you will have fighting spirit. Interest can overcome everything. People's fighting spirit is unlimited." There are wins and losses in the competition. "If you pay, you will gain and have confidence. If you go to (the competition) just to accompany the competition and see the dragon tail, it is meaningless!" Retired architect huangzhiguang: he has been practicing for more than 40 years and has no time to watch TV Tony Wong, a 71 year old architect, was originally a senior member of the Dragon Boat Team in the field of architects. He has his own architectural firm. In his 60s, he has been thinking about the dragon boat since the architects retired. In 2017, the Hong Kong team recruited advanced teams from the group over 60 years old. Tony passed the physical fitness test, started high-intensity training at least three times a week (twice in the evening and once in the morning), and participated in a series of international competitions. When he sailed against the current and picked up the dragon boat for 40 years, his biggest feeling was: "for decades, I have never watched TV, and I have never known whether there are popular TV dramas or Korean dramas, because my time is spent on physical fitness and dragon boat training." "I hope we can continue to achieve good results in the world championships in these two years and win glory for Hong Kong!" Huang said. Liguoxin Tiger: win the world championship and break the world record again Liguoxin tiger, 71, who works in the highways department, used to work in the Jockey Club. He is a senior member of the dragon boat team of the Jockey Club. He has won the championship in the international competition organized by the Jockey Club and won the company's award. After retiring from the Jockey Club, he continued to pursue his dreams with undiminished ambition. Five years ago, he joined the advanced team and started the life of training while working. After work and holidays, he rushed to Shatin base for training. "After more than 30 years of dragon boat riding, the most exciting thing is that the champion of the 2019 World Championships and the '24-hour Dragon Boat relay' of Chengmen River in 2016 have successfully set a Guinness world record." Drummer and team leader hongjingzhi: from Songhua River to Africa, experienced a hundred battles Hong Jingzhi, 63, who works in the power plant, is a relatively young member of the advanced team. As a drummer and captain, he took part in the dragon boat movement in 1988. He rowed many different dragon boat teams and experienced many battles. Since he joined the dragon boat harbor team in 1994, Hong has traveled all over the country and all over the world. He is the captain and soul of this "counter current uncle". The team members call him "Hong Ye". What impressed "Hong Ye" most was that he joined the Hong Kong team the following year (1995) and participated in the first World Dragon Boat Championship on behalf of Hong Kong in Dongting Lake, Hunan. "At that time, the dragon boat teams from all over the world came. It was a big battle. It was the Olympic Games in the dragon boat industry. At that time, I led the team as a teaching assistant and captain." Hong excitedly said to the reporter. " (Xinhua News Agency)