When they came to the mainland, they witnessed the rapid development and progress of the motherland, met new friends, condensed new emotions, and felt the enthusiasm and warmth of their compatriots.
They are the "communicators" and "disseminators" of positive energy for the integration and development of the two sides of the strait.
The voices of young people on both sides of the strait, you and I listen together.
China News Network specially launched the "Youth ListeningㆍCross-Strait" integrated media column to jointly record the real voices of young people on both sides of the strait.
Chinanews.com, January 20th (Reporter Zhu Yanjing and Chen Wentao) "The sound of firecrackers marks the end of the year, and the spring breeze brings warmth into Tusu". own Spring Festival holiday.
What are the differences and similarities between the Spring Festival customs on both sides of the strait?
What fun things do they have in their Spring Festival memories?
What expectations do they have for the new year?
On the eve of the Spring Festival, three Taiwanese youths were guests on China News Network's "Youth Listening • Cross-Strait" column, chatting about the reunion and human touch during the Spring Festival on both sides of the Strait.
New Year's Eve
"The two sides of the strait have the same root and origin"
"To be honest, both sides of the strait have the same root and origin, so many Chinese New Year customs are preserved in Taiwan." Talking about Taiwan's Chinese New Year customs, Zheng Boyu, vice president of the Youth Association of Beijing Taiwan Enterprises Association, first said.
In addition to posting Spring Festival couplets and eating New Year's Eve dinner, Zheng Boyu's impression is that he is either at home or in a temple during the Chinese New Year in Taiwan.
"There are gods up to three feet up." In Taiwan, folk beliefs are prevalent. Mazu, the "protector of the sea", Baosheng, who symbolizes charity and helps the world, and Guandi, who embodies the concept of loyalty and patriotism... Various beliefs and customs have already penetrated into the daily lives of Taiwanese people. all aspects.
Huang Baixiang, deputy director of the Transformation Office of Everbright Financial Leasing Company, recalled, "I went to worship Wenchang when I was in high school. After I started working, the most frequent thing I went to was to worship the God of Wealth."
To be woken up in the middle of the night on New Year’s Eve to worship the Heavenly Palace and grab some incense is the “sweet burden” of Chen Guanying, a doctoral student at the School of Public Administration, Tsinghua University.
"Food is the paramount necessity of the people", every festive season, food is essential.
Fish head in casserole, square meat, Buddha jumping over the wall... When the three young Taiwanese were talking about Spring Festival delicacies, the chatterbox suddenly opened.
"It was only when I came to the mainland that I discovered that the casserole fish head came from the mainland." "In fact, the square meat is also from Fujian in my impression, but it has the word 'Fu'. It looks like your 'Fu' has arrived. And it’s perfect.” “Our Chinese New Year’s Buddha Jumping over the Wall is a combination of Fujian’s Buddha’s Jumping over the Wall and Guangdong’s Poon Choi. Two dishes become one"...
In the past two years, the three Taiwanese youths have all celebrated the New Year in Beijing.
They watch the New Year with their compatriots in Beijing and Taiwan, visit friends’ homes in mainland China, watch the Spring Festival Gala, and go to Lama Temple to pray for blessings...
"The matter of reunion, no matter on the two sides of the strait, or even to the Chinese, is basically a very important meaning that will never change." Speaking of the common feelings during the Chinese New Year in Taiwan and the mainland, Zheng Boyu said this.
As for Huang Baixiang and Chen Guanying, the human touch and delicious food are what they feel the most deeply. Mainland friends warmly invite them to their home to celebrate the New Year together, and the hometown delicacies sent by their seniors make them feel the different customs and the same taste of the New Year. .
The picture shows Zheng Boyu, Huang Baixiang, and Chen Guanying as guests on the "Qing Ting · Cross-Strait" column of China News Network.
Photo by Lee Tae-won
nostalgia
“I am fine in the mainland”
Looking back at the past 2022, the three Taiqing students showed their most meaningful photo of the year.
Zheng Boyu and Huang Baixiang both chose the photos of their speeches in cross-strait exchange forums.
Huang Baixiang said that the mainland has created a lot of relevant channels and stages, so that we can spread more positive energy and the real development trend in the mainland. It can make more young friends in Taiwan pay attention. In the future, we may be able to use these The stage has taken root in the mainland.
For Chen Guanying, a graduation photo of Tsinghua University represents her 2022. She said: "It represents my success in taking root in Beijing."
In the past two years, the three young Taiwanese have stayed in the mainland to celebrate the New Year. Faced with the miss and worries of their relatives and friends, the most they want to say is "I am fine in the mainland".
"Don't be mistaken for some false distortions and rumors about the mainland by the Taiwan authorities or the Taiwan media... We will let you see that we are really doing well in the mainland." "I will go back to celebrate the New Year this year, and I will also Bring the blessings of my mainland friends back to Taiwan. So family and parents, don’t worry, I’m doing well in the mainland.”
Zheng Boyu and Huang Baixiang said at the interview site.
Chen Guanying's way of expressing "I'm fine in mainland China" is more direct. This year, she plans to bring Beijing's delicacies back to Taiwan. Beijing sesame sauce and mustard duck feet have been successfully selected into her "must buy list".
The picture shows three young people from Taiwan writing Chinese New Year greetings on the spot.
Photo by Lee Tae-won
draw the future
"The two sides must be of the same heart"
"Landing" for many years, many Taiwanese youths have "melted into the land".
Their lives in the mainland are changing year by year, and they have also witnessed the development of the mainland with their own eyes.
Huang Baixiang and Zheng Boyu "landed" for nearly ten years, and they felt deeply about poverty alleviation and rural revitalization. Zheng Boyu said, "For the promotion of these policies, it (mainland) is planned and organized, and it makes you feel that it is indeed true. I am determined to do a good job. So all these make me very confident in the blueprint and goals for the future development of the "14th Five-Year Plan".
They also sincerely told their Taiwanese friends who want to come to the mainland to develop, to see more and walk more, to experience it for themselves, and to find opportunities to integrate.
In addition to the development of hard power, Chen Guanying prefers to experience the mainland with her "feet".
She loves to ride a bicycle around Beijing's hutongs. The residents who open their doors to cook and the old man playing chess in the park make her feel that Beijing is not a cold metropolis, but a "home" full of human touch.
At the interview site, the three Taiwanese youths also wrote "Spring Festival couplets" by hand. The words "Qi, Xing, Pin" on the Dou Fang, and the four-character blessings "Forever safe and healthy", "Welcome spring with one heart" and "Everything goes well" represent what they most want to express. New year wishes.
"A new start for new development", "prosperity this year", "I hope everyone will give full play to the spirit of hard work of the people of southern Fujian", the three Taiwanese young people introduced the meaning of the words written on their fighting boards one by one.
"In the Spring Festival, the first thing is to welcome the spring, and I hope that the two sides of the strait must be of the same heart. So I wrote 'One Heart to Welcome the Spring' to bless both sides of the strait," Huang Baixiang expected.
As we also expect, in the new year, the two sides of the strait will work together and move forward together.
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