China News Service, Chengdu, August 25th: "Post-90s" Taiwanese youth become principals in Chengdu: "It feels great to be recognized by a city"
Reporter Wang Peng
This summer vacation, "post-90s" Taiwanese youth Lin Ziyou is very busy.
In Chengdu Chadianzi Street Community Education School, as the principal, she not only has to teach the students, but also take the children to the streets every weekend, or do charity work, or experience the work content of different occupations.
"Chengdu is my second home, and it feels great to be recognized by a city!" Recently, when talking about the process of working hard in the mainland for many years, Lin Ziyou said that this is a story of re-understanding Chinese history, and it is also a story of oneself being gradually accepted Approved story.
Born in 1993, Lin Ziyou comes from an "educational family" in Changhua, Taiwan. Her mother, Su Huiling, founded the "Zhiyu" education brand in Taiwan.
Influenced by her family, she was determined to engage in education and set her sights on the mainland early.
Lin Ziyou taught the students.
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
"The bigger the education and training industry market, the higher the success rate." Lin Ziyou said that under the influence of her mother, in July 2015, the day after she got her university diploma, she flew from Taiwan to Changsha, Hunan. Mainland work and life.
When he first arrived in Changsha, Lin Ziyou was shocked by the prosperity of the city, and was also shocked by new technologies such as mobile payment. "You don't need to carry a wallet when you go out, and life is convenient. The young people here are particularly hardworking and have a great momentum of development."
In the past few years, Lin Ziyou has been engaged in English training in Changsha, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and other cities.
She also took the opportunity to visit many provinces, and she was deeply impressed by the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi'an, the Forbidden City in Beijing and other places of interest.
Lin Ziyou taught the students.
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
In 2020, when the new crown epidemic broke out suddenly, Lin Ziyou, who had been working hard in the mainland for many years, made the decision to start a business.
"Chengdu, as a new first-tier city, has a large space for development, a strong living atmosphere, and is suitable for living and working." In the end, the education consulting company co-founded by her and her mother reached a cooperation with Chengdu Chadianzi Street Community Education School to provide community services for the community. Residents provide education "on the doorstep".
"Education is not a business, but to accompany the growth of life." In Lin Ziyou's view, after the mainland's "double reduction" policy, community education schools that have landed on their doorsteps will usher in room for development.
At present, her community education school is mainly engaged in education and training content such as public welfare moral education camp and slash children's growth record.
On weekends and holidays, there is an endless stream of students.
Lin Ziyou specifically mentioned that in cooperation with government departments, he never wanted to receive subsidies. "I don't want to rely on others, but rely on my own expertise to do it, which means that I can really take root in the mainland."
In the two years since she settled in Chengdu, Lin Ziyou's biggest feeling is that she is being accepted and recognized by a city.
She told reporters a little story emotionally: During the Spring Festival this year, she and her mother were unable to return to Taiwan due to the epidemic. When the parents of the students learned about it, they made a long list and invited the mother and daughter to take turns to spend the New Year at their homes.
"At that moment, we felt the warmth of home, and we were being recognized and accepted by the people in this city." Recalling that special Spring Festival, Lin Ziyou burst into tears: She and her mother were invited to Mount Qingcheng to have a New Year's Eve dinner at the students' homes, Set off fireworks, "surrounded by love and touching".
In addition to her daily work, Lin Ziyou is enthusiastic about public welfare and won the "Chengdu Universiade Citizen Promotion Ambassador", and also won the "Chengdu Youth May 4th Medal" in 2022, which deepens her relationship with Chengdu.
"Thank you for your affirmation and encouragement in Chengdu. I will grow together with this city." Lin Ziyou said, in fact, when she first came to the mainland after graduating from college, she had doubts about "how long I can stay", but now "I can't live without it."
Talking about the future, Lin Ziyou said that in addition to the current work, he will continue to bring the excellent traditional Chinese culture to the campus and train volunteers for the community. "In the future, I look forward to bringing education and training to remote areas in Sichuan." (End)