China News Service, Zhangzhou, June 21 (Reporter Zhang Jinchuan) The 9th "Village of the Same Name · Heart to Heart" networking event and "Good Voices on Both Sides of the Strait, Building a Dream of Rejuvenation" Art Evening Party was held on the 20th at Zhangzhou TV Station in Fujian Province, from Nearly a hundred people including village representatives of the same name, compatriots in Fujian and Taiwan, experts and scholars from both sides of the strait participated.

Xu Pei, Vice Chairman of the National Taiwan Federation of China, delivered a speech.

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　　"Folk folk art and culture in Fujian and Taiwan have the same roots. Nanyin, brocade, puppet show, bamboo circus, and Southern Hokkien songs, etc., have a broad mass base in Fujian and Taiwan, and they carry the common folk songs and feelings on both sides of the strait." Xu Pei, vice chairman of the Taiwan Federation, pointed out that the village of the same name in Fujian and Taiwan shows the blood inheritance of the compatriots on both sides of the strait. This kind of family affection and nostalgia of the same root, same origin, and same ancestry is a lasting incense that the Chinese nation cannot cut off. It is a joint effort by compatriots on both sides of the strait. The relationship develops peacefully, and we work together to build the blood foundation of the Chinese Dream.

Li Wenshen, deputy director of the United Front Work Department of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, delivered a speech.

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　　Fujian is separated from Taiwan by the water and is the most important ancestral home of Taiwan compatriots.

Li Wenshen, deputy director of the United Front Work Department of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, also pointed out that Taiwan’s ancestor Tangshan crossed Taiwan and crossed the Heishui ditch to fight hard for life in Taiwan. Not only did he bring his family tree, hall name, and village name to Taiwan, but also Bringing customs, local accents, and local music to Taiwan, the dialects of "Heluo" and Hakka spoken by many people in Fujian and Taiwan are similar; the folk beliefs of Mazu, Baosheng, and Kaizhang are the same; Nanyin, Liyuan Opera, and Gao Folk arts such as Jia Opera and Taiwanese Opera come down in one continuous line.

Give away the book "Sounds of the Same Origin and Same Tune".

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　　"The more relatives go and the closer the relationship, the stronger the friendship." Li Wenshen expressed the hope that through cross-strait networking activities, compatriots on both sides of the strait can be promoted to show hometown accents, listen to hometown songs, and recount hometown feelings, pass on the bonds of clan kinship, and connect compatriots with their hearts. Jointly inherit and carry forward the excellent Chinese traditional culture.

Lu Bingwen, director of the village exchange center of the same name in Fujian and Taiwan, gave a video speech.

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　　During the video link, Lu Bingwen, director of the Tongzong Village Exchange Center in Taiwan and Fujian, said that after more than 300 years of integration and development between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, the Tongzong Village of the same name in Fujian and Taiwan bears the deep family affection between both sides of the strait. Both sides of the strait should jointly shoulder historical responsibilities and work together to promote the great current of the times. .

Lan Wanan, Deputy Mayor of Zhangzhou City, delivered a speech.

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　　"Zhangzhou is the main ancestral home of Taiwan compatriots and an important birthplace of Taiwanese culture. Among the current population of 23 million in Taiwan, 40% are from Zhangzhou. At least 113 Taiwanese with surnames of 10 million are rooted in Zhangzhou." Changlan Wan'an said that the evening party was based on the theme of "Music Harmony". Through short videos, cloud interactions and other forms, the party reviewed the historical origins of the villages of the same name on both sides of the strait, recorded the cultural customs shared by the people on both sides of the strait, and traced the folk culture on both sides The development context shows the rich and colorful tourism and cultural resources on both sides of the strait, and deepens the exchanges between the grassroots people on both sides of the strait.

In 2021, the launching ceremony of the large-scale South Fujian dialect and cultural exchange activities on both sides of the Taiwan Strait "The Good Voices of Both Sides of the Taiwan Strait".

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　　In an interview with reporters, Jiang Hexing, a Taiwanese businessman who came to participate in the networking event for the first time, said that cross-strait exchanges are very important and that more young Taiwanese should be encouraged to participate in cross-strait non-governmental exchange activities so that they know where their roots are.

Dance "Paper-cut Love".

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　　"Village with the same name" means that the Taiwanese village (place name) is crowned with the same name as the mainland ancestral land, and the genealogy is preserved. The same hall name and the sequence of inherited generations are used to remember the ancestral home.

According to the organizer, the Fujian Provincial Federation of Taiwan has held a "Village of the Same Name·Heart to Heart" networking event every year since 2013. The theme of the event has always changed from "seeking roots", "continuing relationships" and "co-construction" to "in recent years". "Eat the same taste", "marriage the same customs", and "live in the same house". Taiwanese compatriots have a high degree of recognition. More and more Taiwanese clan ancestors bring their grandchildren, fathers and sons to participate together, relieve homesickness, recount homesickness, and return The village of the same name became Tongxin Village.

Taiwanese singer Wu Yijun sang "Earth Corner House" solo.

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　　The organizer also organized the guests to exchanges with the same clan villages of the same name on both sides of the strait such as Xiamen Qianyuanshe, promoted the interaction of cross-strait clansmen, and organized visits to Qingjiao Tzu Chi Donggong, Qingjiao Village Lutang Academy, Kaitai Cultural Park, Minnan Water Village, etc. The Fujian-Taiwan exchange point promotes cultural exchanges between compatriots on both sides of the strait.

At the party, prizes were awarded to the winners of the 2020 Good Voice Hokkien Songs Contest on Both Sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the 2021 "Music Coordination· Good Voice on Both Sides of the Taiwan Strait" large-scale Hokkien cultural exchange activity on both sides of the strait was launched.

Jin Ge performance "Fujian and Taiwan Love".

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　　This event is guided by the All-China Taiwan Compatriots Association, Fujian Taiwan Compatriots Association, Fujian Overseas Friendship Association, Fujian Fujian-Taiwan Exchange Association, Xiamen Taiwan Federation, Zhangzhou Taiwan Federation, Zhangzhou TV, Taiwan Fujian and Taiwan have the same name Hosted by the Village Exchange Center.

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