China News Network Kunshan, October 10 (Reporter Sun Quan) On the 22nd, the Kunshan Mazu Hui Luan Seat Ceremony and the opening ceremony of the Taiwan Folk Culture Festival were held in Kunshan Huiju Square, Jiangsu. So far, the activity of "spreading incense and affection between the two sides of the strait - Kunshan Mazu tour to Taiwan" has been successfully concluded.
On October 10, the Kunshan Mazu Hui Luan Seat Ceremony and the Opening Ceremony of the Taiwan Folk Culture Festival were held in Kunshan Huiju Square. Photo by Deng Xinyue
Walking in Kunshan Huiju Square, where the largest Mazu Temple is located in East China, you can deeply feel the family affection of the same origin on both sides of the strait. On that day, not only Taiwan businessmen from all over the country rushed to welcome Mazu back to Luan, but also attracted many tourists to see the huge honor guard, as well as the performances of the Third Prince of Dianyin, the dragon and lion dance, and the dance of Taiwan's ethnic minorities.
Huang Wenying, the "second generation of Taiwan", is a native of Changhua, and when he was a student, he came to the mainland with his parents to live, and watched compatriots on both sides of the strait work together to build Kunshan Huiju Square. On the same day, she brought her two sons to experience traditional folklore. "Here brings together the essence of architecture, art, humanities and history on both sides of the strait, and every traditional festival, a series of traditional culture and folk customs exhibitions are a good experience for children, hoping that they can pass on the excellent traditional Chinese culture from generation to generation."
Mazu culture is the spiritual bond connecting compatriots on both sides of the strait, Kunshan Huiju Square, as a cross-strait exchange base, with Mazu culture as the medium, has held the "Kunshan Mazu" homecoming activity for three consecutive years. This year's event was jointly initiated by Kunshan Mazu Cultural Exchange Association, Kunshan Huiju Tianhou Temple and Kunshan Municipal Taiwan Association, and lasted seven days and six nights.
During the event, Kunshan Mazu drove from Kunshan Huiju Square to Cihui Palace in Banqiao, Taichung Dajia Town, Taichung Nantunwanhe Palace, Chiayi Xingang Fengtian Palace, Tainan Xigang Qing'an Palace, Tainan Luermen Tianhou Temple, Kaohsiung Qijin Tianhou Temple and sister temples, which were warmly welcomed by believers on the island. At the same time, Kunshan Mazu also toured the Taiwan Association and local Taiwan enterprises in Nanjing and Kunshan.
Chen Renfu and his family came from Jiangxi to see the style of Taiwan's old streets and "check in" cross-strait food in Kunshan Huiju Square, which coincided with the return of Kunshan Mazu to Luan, which made him curious. "It's spectacular, and I have a deeper understanding of Fujian and Taiwan culture, which is worth the trip."
Sun Decong, chairman of the Kunshan City Taiwan Association, said: Kunshan Huiju Square is a spiritual home for Taiwan businessmen built in Kunshan, built to comfort the homesickness of Taiwan businessmen in Kunshan and has now developed into an important place for exchanges between compatriots on both sides of the strait. "Every time we hold an event, Taiwanese businessmen from all over the world will come because they feel at home here. The total investment of Taiwan businessmen in Kunshan continues to increase, because more people have set up their corporate headquarters here, their homes here, and stay and develop. ”
Kunshan is one of the regions on the mainland with the most active investment by Taiwan businessmen, the most intensive Taiwan-funded enterprises, and the most frequent cross-strait economic, trade and cultural exchanges. In recent years, Kunshan has given full play to the resource advantages of Huiju Plaza, focused on folk culture, traditional festivals, sports events and other themes, actively built a series of Kunshan and Taiwan exchange brands, and held cross-strait (Kunshan) Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival, "Kunshan Mazu Cup" Cross-Strait Slow Softball Invitational Tournament, Cross-Strait Youth Lantern Design Competition, "Painting and Gathering Across the Strait" Children's Painting Competition, Huiju Cross-Strait Traditional Cultural Exchange and other activities, attracting tens of thousands of Taiwan businessmen and Taiwan compatriots and Taiwan families to visit and exchange every year, and constantly promoting the spiritual harmony of compatriots on both sides of the Straits. (End)