Textbook Relay Originated from Big Ben Wins Warm Popularity
The popular Chinese textbook relay started in late March, 2026 in London and quickly became a hit online. It was inspired by the Big Ben picture on Chinese junior high English textbooks and has attracted lots of young travellers.
源自大本钟的课本接力活动于2026年3月末在伦敦兴起，并迅速在网络走红。活动取材于初中英语课本上的大本钟配图，吸引了大量青年游客参与。
A Chinese overseas student created this meaningful activity. On March 23, she put her old English textbook beside Elizabeth Tower and invited other Chinese visitors to take photos with the real clock tower, write notes on the book and pass it on to the next person.
一名中国留学生策划了这项暖心活动。3月23日，她携带旧课本来到伊丽莎白塔下，邀约中国游客实地合影、在书页留言，再将书本交给下一位参与者。
After she shared the story on social media on March 24, the activity went viral in just a few days. Soon the relay spread to world-famous sights including the Egyptian Pyramids, Sydney Opera House and Roman Colosseum. Participants hide relevant textbooks at scenic spots for strangers to pick up and carry on the relay.
3月24日她在社交平台发布内容后，短短几天活动火速出圈。接力活动陆续拓展至埃及金字塔、悉尼歌剧院、古罗马斗兽场等全球知名地标，参与者在景区藏匿课本，等待有缘人发现并延续接力。
The activity carries rich emotional and cultural meanings. It awakens teenagers’ childhood memories, helping them turn textbook knowledge into real-life experience and realize long-cherished dreams. Meanwhile, the old textbooks serve as emotional ties for overseas Chinese to ease homesickness. The trend also shows young Chinese’s growing cultural confidence and spreads gentle Chinese romance around the globe.
这项活动饱含温情与文化内涵。它唤醒学子们的儿时回忆，让书本知识落地现实，完成年少心愿。老旧课本成为海外华人寄托乡愁的情感纽带，也展现当代青年日益增强的文化自信，向全世界传递中国式独有的浪漫。
词汇积累
1. originate v.起源 → original adj.原始的
2. popular adj.受欢迎的 → popularity n.人气
3. participate v.参与 → participant n.参与者
4. emotion n.情绪 → emotional adj.情感的
5. confidence n.自信 → confident adj.自信的
6. become a hit 走红
7. be inspired by 受……启发
8. go viral 爆红
