Aibei Middle School in Huizhou's countryside is a living museum of collective memory. Beyond its red-brick classrooms, the century-old banyan tree at the gate witnesses daily storytelling sessions by elderly locals. Come at dawn to see students biking through mist, then grab a bowl of handmade soybean pudding from the granny's stall – her recipe unchanged since the 1990s. Those faded blackboard newspapers and concrete basketball courts? They're vintage Instagram gold.




















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