"This is the third time I return back here to Lixi over the past year." Mel Chong, an octogenarian Australian, once again returned to his ancestral hometown, Lixi Village in Zhongshan's Banfu, with his friends on October 18. He feels that he is becoming increasingly familiar with his hometown. "Every time I come back, I can find something new here."

Mel Chong visits the Xiangshan Study in Lixi Village.

Mel Chong and his friends stroll along the trail around the mountain in Lixi, admiring the beautiful rural scenery.

Mel Chong and his friends have a taste of the special milk tea made by young people in the village.

Mel Chong and his friends admire the wall paintings about the village's history when strolling along a path. 

Mel Chong and his friends visit an ancient road in Lixi Village. (Photo by Ming Jian, Luo Yanghong and Zhang Jingtian)