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　　[Commentary] On January 31, a traditional folk cultural activity was staged in Houfu Village, Tantou Town, Changle District, Fuzhou City.

　　[Explanation] Houfu Village is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in Fujian. The village's custom and cultural activities are held on the tenth and twenty-sixth of the first lunar month every year. It has a history of more than 400 years.

Among the crowd, the reporter saw 16-year-old Lin Zhaoyi.

Since the age of 9, Lin Zhaoyi has participated in parades with his family. He loves this traditional folk activity in his hometown very much.

　　[Concurrent] Local people Lin Zhaoyi

　　When I was young, my family members asked me to participate in this show. It started when I was nine years old. It was very exciting for me to act. It weighs sixty to seventy catties. (Can you bear it?) I can carry it for half an hour. Left and right, (do you usually practice?) I usually practice, and I have been practicing since the first lunar month.

(Put this folk custom) on slowly.

　　[Explanation] In the eyes of many local people, more and more young people join in, which better helps the inheritance of traditional culture.

At the event site, the reporter saw that wherever the parade went, every household lit firecrackers, and it was very lively.

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　　[Explanation] As a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, according to incomplete statistics, Houfu Village has nearly 10,000 people living overseas so far.

On the same day, many onlookers joined the live broadcast team. Through the live broadcast screen, many overseas Chinese also saw the folk activities with the characteristics of their hometown and felt the changes in their hometown.

　　[Concurrent] Lin Jinlong, Chairman of the Canadian Chinese Entrepreneurs Association

　　In our Chinese folk cultural activities, we have hundreds of thousands of local characteristics. Our Chinese folk culture festivals such as dragon and lion dances include dragon boat rowing. They (foreigners) also learn during the Spring Festival every year. We celebrated Chinese festival.

Overseas Chinese love their country (ancestral home) and their hometown, and spread Chinese traditional folk culture to all parts of the world, playing a role of friendship and exchange (function) with the local culture of other countries.

　　Reporter Wu Shengwei reports from Fuzhou, Fujian

Responsible editor: [Song Yusheng]