[Same period at the scene] The two sides of the strait will go all out together.
[Explanation] June 3 is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, which is the traditional Dragon Boat Festival. On the Dragon Boat Pool in Jimei District, Xiamen, the sounds of gongs and drums, passwords, and cheers are all ears.
The "Dragon Soaring Tiger Leaping" 2022 cross-strait dragon boat race will usher in the finals here. After three rounds of competition, 12 teams from both sides of the strait in the men's and women's teams stood out and participated in the final competition.
[Commentary] As the order was issued that day, the dragon boats were like arrows from the string. The contestants worked hard to lower their waists, lifted the oars to break the water, and drove the dragon boats to compete for speed.
In the end, the Jimei Street dragon boat men's and women's teams won the men's and women's championships.
[Commentary] The Xiamen-Taiwan-Xiamen-Taiwan Youth League, which won the fifth place in the women's group, is a "mix and match" team with members from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The passionate moment of the dragon boat pool working together and chopping the waves.
[Concurrent] Taiwan Youth Martha of Xiamen Taiwan Association Xiamen University Taiwan Youth League
That is, we have Taiwanese and mainlanders on both sides of the strait, and then go all out to be in the same boat (struggle).
[Commentary] The Alocasia·Taiwan Compatriot Social Work Team, which also entered the finals, is a women's dragon boat team formed by the Taiwan Compatriot Social Work Service Center in Jimei District, Xiamen. The age range is from 18 to 55 years old. , but they cherish the experience of this competition.
[Concurrent] He Huijing, leader of the Alocasia·Taiwan compatriots social work team
Because we are all amateurs, and many of them are participating in such activities for the first time. We are actually determined to participate. It should be the wish of every one of us Taiwan compatriots to participate in such activities.
[Explanation] The two-day "Dragon Rising Tiger Leaping" 2022 Cross-Strait Dragon Boat Race includes two sections: sports competition and cultural experience, digging deeply into traditional culture, and inviting Taiwan compatriots, Taiwan businessmen, Taiwan youth and Taiwan students to participate. 41 of the dragon boat races There are 17 Taiwan compatriots in the participating teams.
[Concurrent] Zhang Weigang, a Taiwanese youth from Xiamen Success Youth Team
It really reflects the feeling of helping all the people in the same boat, very much, and everyone actually came to Xiamen from different parts of Taiwan to work and start a business. Through this cross-strait competition, I think it not only unites our Taiwanese youth, but also joins others here. These teams of entrepreneurship and employment in Xiamen also have a better understanding.
[Concurrent] He Huijing, leader of the Alocasia·Taiwan compatriots social work team
Taiwan is also the same as rowing dragon boats, eating zongzi, and hanging the wormwood. It's all the same. The dragon boats (culture) on both sides of the strait are actually the same.
[Explanation] The Dragon Boat Race has a long history and profound cultural connotations. It has been passed down from generation to generation on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and is deeply loved by the people.
The Dragon Boat Pool, Jimei District, Xiamen City, where the event was held, was organized and built by Mr. Tan Kah Kee, a patriotic overseas Chinese, in 1950. It is the first artificial pool dedicated to dragon boat competitions in mainland China.
In 2006, Xiamen Jimei held the first cross-strait dragon boat race here, and now it has become an important platform to promote cross-strait exchanges and inherit and carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture.
Reporter Li Siyuan and Yan Xu reported from Xiamen, Fujian
Responsible editor: [Yue Chuan]