Spring Outing at Songshan Lake: Team-building Can Be This Romantic, Poetic to the Core!

The morning mist had yet to fully dissipate when the company team's vehicles quietly entered the ecological sanctuary of Songshan Lake. Female colleagues carried colourful floral bags meticulously prepared by the company for Goddess Day, their stems and petals dancing lightly in the morning breeze, as if distilling the garden's spring splendour into the tips of their fingers. while the gentlemen shouldered fruit baskets, snack boxes and chilled beverages, brimming with the warmth of everyday life. Wheels rolled over a ‘moving oil painting’ of golden goldenrod carpeting the ground, and thus began our poetic encounter with ‘lake views and mountain scenery within an urban oasis’.

A Spring Feast Beneath the Sky

The moment the canopy tent unfurled upon the lakeside lawn, the food broke free from the shackles of its plastic containers. Emerald-green pears and caramel-hued croissants played a game of contrasting colours within the wicker basket. Juice spattered across the tablecloth like tiny sunbursts as the raisin-like mandarin was peeled. The cross-section of dragon fruit resembled a splashed ink landscape painting. Even the little fish-shaped biscuits peeked out from their foil wrappers, spying on the wind chime petals drifting into the coconut milk latte.

Midday Encounter

The midday sun drove us all seeking shade. On our collective dash towards the washrooms, our sharp-eyed designer spotted a small wooden shop nestled behind the bushes. The sign reading ‘Freshly Cracked Young Coconuts! 10 yuan for as many as you can manage!’ stopped us dead in our tracks. Without hesitation, they scanned the QR code and each took a coconut. The proprietress swiftly cracked them open with her knife, releasing an instant wave of sweet, refreshing fragrance. As they clinked their straw-topped coconuts together, a casual glance revealed a frog croaking by the roadside, tilting its head to give the children a heart-shaped gesture. This memory, bought for ten yuan with the entire sea breeze included, transformed even the trip to the loo into a delightfully tropical stroll.

Angling: An Afternoon of Playful Encounters with the Lake

The midday sun drove us all seeking shade. On our collective dash towards the washrooms, our sharp-eyed designer spotted a small wooden shop nestled behind the bushes. The sign reading ‘Freshly Cracked Young Coconuts! 10 yuan for as many as you can manage!’ stopped us dead in our tracks. Without hesitation, they scanned the QR code and each took a coconut. The proprietress swiftly cracked them open with her knife, releasing an instant wave of sweet, refreshing fragrance. As they clinked their straw-topped coconuts together, a casual glance revealed a frog croaking by the roadside, tilting its head to give the children a heart-shaped gesture. This memory, bought for ten yuan with the entire sea breeze included, transformed even the trip to the loo into a delightfully tropical stroll.

Eight thousand miles dancing with the spring breeze

Colleagues glided lightly along the 23-kilometre lakeside cycle route, Flame trees blazed orange-red overhead, while pink-and-white Bauhinia petals wove a floral carpet beside the wheels. Passing beneath the golden jacaranda canopy, the girls' skirts danced with the falling blossoms. Suddenly, an orange-red flower plopped into a bicycle basket with a thud, prompting exclamations from companions: This is the spring medal bestowed by the hero flower!‘ And so, a colossal heart formed from drifting petals is poised to grace social feeds with the caption: ’Ten miles of spring breeze pale beside sharing this floral shower with you."

Wandering into a European Fairytale Twilight

As the setting sun bathes the horizon in amber hues, cycle through time to discover the hidden realm of Huawei's European Village. The spires of the Bruges-style bell tower castle unfold their silhouettes in the twilight, where Gothic pinnacles and Renaissance domes weave a kaleidoscopic tapestry of light and shadow. Reflected upon the shimmering lake, it seems to distil the very essence of medieval European charm into this spot—an absolute gem for photography! No need to travel abroad, no need to journey to Europe—here you can capture cinematic-quality shots.

The rules carry spring home at a leisurely pace.

As dusk bathed Songshan Lake in honeyed amber, we drove away, our car laden with the scent of coconut and scattered petals. In the rear-view mirror, the Huawei train carried the evening glow through a golden curtain of golden shower trees. Ripples startled by fishing rods, verses of petals on picnic blankets, and heart-shaped frogs on the sand all transformed into a vibrant grid of photos on our phones. From this day forth, spring resides within my heart. With each tap of my fingertips upon the keyboard, the shimmering ripples of Songshan Lake bloom anew.