As a flagship event initiated and organized by scholars from the Yenching Academy of Peking University, the Yenching Global Symposium (YGS) is one of the most competitive and influential conferences for diving into China-related topics in the world. Given the theme of fortitude, here we see what the delegates get up to after a long day of stimulating and fruitful discussions: playing games, enjoying the local culture, and making friends at the beach in the wonderful tropical island of Hainan.