Over three days in Nantong, international guests of the Global South Journalists Explore China field trip experienced a city where the Yangtze meets the sea and tradition meets innovation.

This is a collection of their best reactions—surprise at smart farms, awe at offshore engineering, delight at printmaking and blue calico, wonder at high-tech textile lines. No script, no narration. Just genuine, unfiltered expressions.

Their faces say everything.