[Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Special Line] (New Year News) Chinese New Year in Chongqing and Taiwan: The New Year is pleasant and the future is promising
China News Service, Chongqing, February 4th: Title: Chinese New Year in Chongqing and Taiwan: The New Year is pleasant and the future is promising
China News Service reporter Zhong Yi
"The past year has been a year of renewal. My education career in mainland China has achieved upward and stable development." Zhang Yongkai, a "Generation Z" who has lived in Chongqing for more than five years, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Service , in the new year, he will continue to use his expertise to delve into the mainland as a "gardener" of art education, and contribute youth power to promote the integration and development of both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
On the evening of the 4th, the 2024 New Year’s Party event for representatives of Taiwanese compatriots in Chongqing, hosted by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Chongqing Municipal Government, was held in Chongqing. More than 60 young people from Taiwan, Taiwanese teachers, Taiwanese students, and marriage and family representatives from both sides of the Taiwan Strait gathered together to talk about their achievements in the past year and look forward to the bright vision for the new year.
The person in charge of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee said that 2023 will be a year for Chongqing-Taiwan exchanges and cooperation to take the lead under pressure, work hard, and overcome difficulties to move forward. Chongqing adheres to the concept of "one family across the Taiwan Strait", actively builds platforms, integrates and pools resources, innovates working methods, and strives to create a new highland for cross-Strait exchanges, a gathering place for Taiwanese capital to move westward, and a place where Taiwanese compatriots aspire to build their dreams. In the new year, Chongqing will continue to promote exchanges and cooperation between Chongqing and Taiwan in various fields and deepen the integrated development of Chongqing and Taiwan.
"As an entrepreneurial youth in Taiwan, I am very fortunate that the mainland has given me a broad platform on the road to pursuing my dreams." Zhang Yongkai has multiple roles in Chongqing, including a master's degree in art from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, a violin teacher at a training institution, and a PhD student who shares his daily life. Mainly, I am occasionally invited to shoot print advertisements and participate in concert performances...
"These opportunities are rare in Taiwan." Zhang Yongkai said that he often actively participates in cross-strait youth exchange activities as a "senior" to share his experiences in studying, employment and life in Chongqing, because "if we want to eliminate some prejudices and strangeness, it is more important to express our experiences through personal experience." persuasive". In the future, Zhang Yongkai hopes to use his own story to help more Taiwanese youth find opportunities to pursue their dreams in mainland China.
Tai Qingzhuang Chengxun also "wears many hats" in Chongqing. He is both a partner and a chef in a Taiwanese restaurant. "The store opened in July 2023 now has stable customer traffic and good sales." In Zhuang Chengxun's view, "2024 is a year full of expectations," and plans to open a store are being brewed.
As the Spring Festival approaches, Zhuang Chengxun deeply feels the atmosphere of "one family on both sides of the Taiwan Strait". Mainland employees decorated the store in a festive manner early, hung up colorful lanterns and red lanterns, wrote auspicious words such as "luck in wealth" and "blessing" with their own hands, posted New Year couplets, and even hung up the newly purchased peach trees. Objects for blessing. For Zhuang Chengxun, who plans to stay in Chongqing for the New Year, "this New Year's flavor is very cordial."
"In the new year, I wish for a smooth career and good health." Zhang Bokai, deputy secretary-general of the Youth Committee of the Chongqing Taiwan Compatriots Investment Enterprises Association, who has spent five Spring Festivals in the mountain city, said happily that he has been "landed" for two years. My mother has also become accustomed to living in Chongqing. The two sides of the Taiwan Strait share the same roots and have similar customs and expectations for welcoming and celebrating the New Year. "For example, Taiwan eats dumplings, glutinous rice balls, fish and hot pot during the Chinese New Year." The most important thing is, "As long as your family is around, you can celebrate the New Year anywhere." (over)