“南海商船来大食，西京袄寺建波斯。远人尽有如归乐，知是唐家全胜时。”
数千年来，南海的海岸线一直是中国疆域上浓墨重彩的一笔，如此重要，又如此美丽。
这里水清沙白，海天一色，有丰富的渔业资源和繁忙的国际贸易。曾经，这里的人们与大海一同孕育出独特的风土人情，而今，中国从这里跨越海岸向深蓝发起探索，提升海洋产业，惠及一方。
CGTN特别报道《海上看中国》启动，来，跟我们一起去看看盛世南海！
01?一“字”连城 · 潮
来自世界的文化与贸易在这里融汇了千余载，南海的海风吹起的不止海潮，也是时代的浪潮。
For more than a millennium, different cultures travelling with maritime trade met at port cities, setting off new fashions. An eagerness to embrace new ideas is part of the coastal region’s character, as attested by the daily life around the South China Sea.?
02?一“字”连城 · 静
在风潮的另一面，这些南方的城镇也在努力留驻安静的旧时光。
With photography, we defy time’s dictatorship, freezing its flow and preserving the moments destined to be washed away. Check out some of such moments captured along China’s southern coastal line.
摄影：陈宇杨
摄影：曲波
03?一“字”连城 ·?密
这里有波光粼粼，花团锦簇，犬牙交错的海岸线，鳞次栉比的集装箱……如同这里的气候，热烈中自有其规律。
Can"t see the forest for the trees? Let"s zoom out and try again along southern China"s costal line. As the photos attest, trypophobia happens when irregular patterns fail to impress us aesthetically. Harmonious feeling arises where they don"t.?
摄影：曲波
摄影：马光辉
摄影：马光辉
摄影：曲波
04?一“字”连城 · 市
集市、菜市、早市、晚市…南方沿海的生活在“市”与“市”之间延伸，衣食住行各得其所。
A glance at the buzzing open fairs along south China"s coastline, which contribute to both the local economy and China"s unique cultural landscape.
摄影：陈宇杨
摄影：曲波
摄影：曲波
05?一“字”连城 · 适
与闹“市”和谐共生的，是这里安适、惬意的生活状态。
A trip along S. China"s coastline easily reminds us that it doesn"t take much to live a little. Come and see for yourself after the pandemic blows over how faithfully these photos convey the ambiance.
摄影：陈宇杨
摄影：曲波
摄影：曲波
摄影：曲波
06?一“字”连城 ·?味
当然，当然，除了秀色可餐的美景，这里更多得是真实“可餐”的美食。
Chinese cuisine"s reputation precedes it. One tour along S. China"s coastalline, and you"ll find that thenumber of dishes across varied culinary systems defy the estimates of even themost knowledgeable chefs in the country.?
我们的南海之旅，才刚刚开始……
