China News Service, Shaoxing, May 15 (Reporter Xiang Jing) On a small baseball, there is Nanshan Lake in Shengzhou on one side and Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan on the other, and the beautiful scenery sets off each other.

This is a baseball souvenir designed by "post-60s" Taiwanese businessman Chen Jingsen, and it is also his unique emotion for "hometown".

  Chen Jingsen has been "landing" for 30 years. In Shengzhou, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, more than 200 baseball and softball products produced by his company are sold all over the world.

  "Baseball and softball is a very popular sport in the world, and a large number of products come from our factory." This is what Chen Jingsen is most proud of. Right now, he has a new wish - to use the baseball and softball products and resources in his hand to lead the "first" "The Second Hometown" Shaoxing baseball and softball career "out of the circle".

In the factory, workers rushed to make baseball and softball-related supplies Photo by Xiang Jing

  After learning rubber technology, in 1989, the young Chen Jingsen founded the "TAIYAS" sports brand in Taiwan, hoping to make sports products such as baseball and softball better and stronger.

Aiming for opportunities in the mainland market, he crossed the strait three years later and came to Guangdong with a dream, and later moved the company to Shengzhou, Shaoxing.

  "We are developing step by step and slowly growing our company with the support of our policies. Sometimes we encounter difficulties, and the government will be eager to help them solve them." Chen Jingsen said that today, more than 90% of the company's products are exported to the United States, Japan, South Korea and other countries and regions. Region, "While the factory is not very large, our products are very specialized."

  Hand-sewing softballs, sticking bat coats, packing products for shipment... In the factory, workers work skillfully on the assembly line, and Chen Jingsen, who has a technical background, serves as a technical guide.

The factory also opened a display area, displaying baseball, bats, baseball caps, baseball uniforms, as well as a variety of baseball and softball-related supplies such as base sheets, batting seats, and baseball nets.

Taiwanese businessman Chen Jingsen introduces baseball and softball related supplies Photo by Xiang Jing

  Chen Jingsen mentioned that his company is a supplier of the "Major League Baseball" brand, so some baseball and softball products will also be used on the major league stadium.

"Every time I see the TAIYAS logo on the court, I feel very happy." He smiled shyly.

  Because of his love for baseball and softball, Chen Jingsen entered the mainland, and because of this, he saw the special "love" between Taiwan and Shaoxing.

  "I was born in Nantou, Taiwan, where oolong tea is abundant, and Shaoxing is also the home of green tea." Chen Jingsen said.

Now, with baseball and softball as a medium, "Both Sides" has been rewritten again.

  "People from the government, enterprises, and schools often come to me to learn about baseball and softball-related issues. The Shengzhou government plans to build a baseball and softball field, and I also put forward suggestions." Chen Jingsen introduced that he also invited two Taiwanese coaches in the past two days. He specially went to Shaoxing to guide children to learn baseball and softball. "I hope that while advocating baseball and softball, it can cultivate a group of baseball and softball reserve talents for the Shaoxing area."

Baseball and softball photo by Xiang Jing for export

  Baseball is Taiwan's "first sport" and is deeply loved by the people.

Compared with Taiwan, baseball and softball in mainland China started late.

As the president of Shengzhou Taiwanese Business Association, Chen Jingsen, who "knows the ball", has become a "guide" for the development of baseball and softball in Shaoxing.

  Formed and managed a baseball and softball team from Taiwanese businessmen in Shaoxing, donated baseball and softball sports supplies to schools in mountainous areas, and invited Taiwanese baseball and softball coaches to the campus for guidance... Over the years, when Chen Jingsen steadily developed his company, he also "grafted" baseball and softball resources to all parts of Shaoxing. , to help set off a new trend in baseball and softball.

  "The two sides of the Taiwan Strait must swing the baseball together." Chen Jingsen said that this year, 25 Taiwanese businessmen from the Shaoxing Taiwan Association established a baseball and softball team. Now the team often plays friendly games with mainland friends. "Baseball and softball is a collective sport that pays attention to tactics and cooperation. , I hope to use the ball to meet friends and enhance the friendship between the two sides of the strait." (End)