On February 4th, the beginning of spring, this is the day when the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics kicks off, and it is also a time for Chinese families to gather together to celebrate the new year.
The plan of the year is spring.
A world-renowned sports event, which nurtures the youthful dreams of countless young people;
Dreams, hopes, warmth, concern... The two New Year's home letters from Taiwanese youth who served as Winter Olympics volunteers condensed these emotions together, and on this special day, countless netizens were brought to tears.
"When I was young, my mother always gave us red envelopes, and she would always write down her blessings to each of our children. This year, when I grew up, I gave my mother a red envelope..."
On the first day of the new year, Taiwanese student Su Yongjun, a graduate student at the Law School of Tsinghua University, took a "New Year's Letter" for his family in Hokkien dialect.
Li Ruoyun, a third-year student at Beijing International Studies University, also sent a video home letter to his family in Taiwan-because of the Winter Olympics, they chose to stay in Beijing.
Without gorgeous language and without too much decoration, the New Year's letter from the two young Taiwanese moved many netizens.
"The home letter is so ceremonial", "This young man is very caring", "Happy New Year to classmates"... There are warm and heart-warming messages everywhere in the comment area.
"Three thousand miles of river, fifteen lines of family letter".
In the context of Chinese culture, a letter from home is a vivid written message to relatives, an emotional carrier that nourishes the heart, and the best form of expressing one's emotions.
No matter where you are, a letter from home and a word of peace can resolve your family's worries and comfort your loved ones' thoughts.
In this era of more and more diverse means of communication, maybe we don't need to lay out a blank sheet of paper to repair a square foot, but the video home letter from distant mothers, family members, childhood memories... It is still possible for all Chinese children to be able to The emotions experienced are still images that young people on both sides of the strait can understand.
A boxing miss, a sincere entrustment, and a deep concern. In this New Year's Day, when thousands of families are reunited and happy, every Chinese will naturally feel the same after reading such a sincere letter from home.
This is also the fundamental reason why countless netizens spontaneously like, forward, and leave messages for them.
This Spring Festival, although young Taiwanese students cannot be reunited with their families, they will not feel lonely and uncomfortable.
In the home book video, Su Yongjun ate Taiwan sausage, which he said was "the taste of hometown".
Su Yongjun also said that his family will not worry about him because they also know that "I live really well in the mainland".
许多留在大陆过年，在大陆工作、生活的台湾年轻人，都有类似的感受。留在北京过年的台湾女生蔡云咏就在给家人的视频家书里开心地晒出自己准备好的红毛衣。她难掩对这个特别春节的期待，“我跟我的室友一块，拿了春联，拿了福字，一会儿贴到门口”。
相似的美食习惯、相同的节日习俗、熟悉的生活环境，都让这些在大陆求学、工作的台湾年轻人丝毫感受不到隔阂和陌生。未改的乡音、红色的毛衣、喜庆的春联……经由它们，我们再次感受到“家”的力量，见证所有中国人的“精神原点”。
我们来自哪里，我们的根在哪里，解答了这些问题，每一位年轻人的漫漫人生路才能走得更稳当、更坚实。台湾学子的视频家书之所以让广大网友感到格外亲切，就因为我们血脉中有着相同的文化基因，有着相通的历史记忆。
今天是立春，一元复始，万物更新。一个春字是意味深长的，我们这个古老民族的“年味”里永远饱含希望和创造；一个新字是意义深刻的，我们的文化精神里本就蕴含生生不息的力量。冬奥会的举行，把最浓郁的情感、最温暖的期盼、最美好的祈愿，凝聚成了一个崭新的起点。
14年前的夏夜，从永定门经过天安门到“鸟巢”，29个烟花“脚印”缓步前行、无比坚定。它们跨过中华民族兴衰荣辱的历史光影，勾勒出现代奥林匹克运动拥抱东方古国灿烂文明的清晰轨迹。
如今，北京将成为历史上首座举办过夏冬两季奥运会的城市。北京冬奥会不只是“冰雪之约”，更折射出中国与世界、与未来的“发展之约”。这个孕育无限机遇、带来崭新起点的大时代、大舞台，怎能不让每一位怀揣梦想的年轻人心向往之？
年轻的心，总是渴望更宽广、壮阔的舞台。2月4日，也是李若筠的生日。“能够在生日当天参与开幕式，是冬奥给我的一个最难忘、最特别、最温暖的生日礼物。”李若筠说。虽然不能回家过年，但她兴奋、激动的表情里，早已写满了期待和憧憬。
北京冬奥会是全球冰雪运动的盛会，也是所有炎黄子孙共襄盛举的舞台。两岸同胞，当然应该共享这份荣光。一封封新春家书，将会把北京冬奥会的盛况第一时间传递给岛内，也会跨越那湾浅浅的海峡，把大家的心连接在一起。
时间之河川流不息，每一代青年都有自己的际遇和机缘，都要在自己所处的时代条件下谋划人生、创造历史。北京冬奥会，给了苏雍竣、李若筠这样的台湾年轻人见证历史、参与历史的机会，也会为两岸关系不断向前发展注入新的动力。
“因为我们是一家人”，你的青春梦想，就是我的不懈追求。今晚，面向世界和明天的大门即将敞开，就让我们怀抱梦、携起手，一起向未来。
澎湃评论员 东平