A child plays with statues of mascots for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 at the Grand Canal Sport Park. [Photo by Wang Gang/chinanews.com]

Editor's Note: With the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 drawing nearer, people from all walks of life, especially the youth, are looking forward to the international sporting gala. In this series, we will invite some young athletes, foreigners, volunteers, and ordinary people to share their thoughts about the Games.

Liao Xiong, a Hangzhou native photographer who lives near the Grand Canal Sports Park, has been taking photos of the Asian Games-themed park over the past five years.

"During the Asian Games, I would like to continue to record the much-anticipated sporting gala through my camera," Liao said.