Over the next month, the Asian Games craze swept across Lingnan land, with the Five Rams mascot and the well-known "Heavy rain, streets flood" becoming omnipresent symbols in every street and alley.
The "Asian Sprint King" Su Shen first showed his looming talent, the women's volleyball team performed a miraculous comeback from two sets down to win in three, cutting down the Korean team beneath their horses, and the legendary badminton player Lin Shen triumphantly won the championship, achieving a grand slam in his career and also bagging the prestigious Asian Games MVP award.
The Huaxia Team announced its presence to the world with a staggering lead in gold medals, echoing the voice of a great nation with a 5,000-year expanse, as one touching story after another unfolded in this city of tolerance and fraternity.