China News Service, Fuzhou, March 29th: Title: Taiwanese youth Wei Wen’s ten years in Rongcheng: From “being seen” to “discovering”
China News Service reporter Yan Xu
In the blink of an eye, it has been ten years since Wei Wen, a Taiwanese young man born in the 1980s, came to Fuzhou. From bravely "landing" for love to gaining a firm foothold, from Yunshangguling to Lianjiang Gui'an, from developing one's own career to helping more Taiwan youth. He said that the mainland is developing rapidly, and he hopes that more Taiwanese young people will "ride the trend" and develop better here.
Wei Wen's grandfather is from Fuzhou, and his grandmother was born in Matsu, across the water, so he has had special feelings for Fuzhou since he was a child. In 2007, Wei Wen, who was still a high school student, traveled to Fuzhou and met Lin Wen, a local girl, and they hit it off immediately. After returning to Taiwan, the two often chatted online and shared their lives.
"It was not very convenient for her to come to Taiwan in those years. I missed her so I often flew across the Taiwan Strait to Fuzhou to see her." Recalling the long-distance relationship that lasted for several years, Wei Wen couldn't hide his sweet smile. In 2014, Wei Wen chose to come to Fuzhou for development. With Taiwan's business philosophy, he built the resort B&B "Lanzhu" in Guling, Yunshang.
"Lan" represents the breeze and mist, and "Zhu" means architecture. Guling has four major characteristics. The breeze, mist, cryptomeria, and villas are the most attractive features of Guling. At that time, Taiwan's B&B industry had matured, while Fuzhou had just started. Wei Wen became the "first person to eat crabs" in Guling. Drawing on Taiwan's experience, "Lanzhu" operates with a warm and humane concept; the house is built on the mountain and can overlook Guling at 270 degrees. In the evening, guests can taste wine outdoors, wait for the sunset, and let their worries disappear; the ingredients are taken from There are vegetables grown locally, including bamboo shoots and wild vegetables dug from the mountains, which are fresh and delicious.
In the following years, nearby residents began to operate B&Bs one after another. Wei Wen often visited their houses and helped them with suggestions. "I will advise them on how to decorate, how to plan the vegetable garden, and how to make travel routes. I believe that only when the B&Bs on Guling gather together and everyone creates their own IP differentiated operations can we develop well together," he said.
"Lan Zhu" allowed Wei Wen to gain a foothold in Fuzhou and also allowed him to be "seen". In 2019, a "Lanzhu" guest invited him to join Gui'an Hot Spring Conference Center to help upgrade Gui'an's warm services.
Because he wanted to accept a greater challenge, Wei Wen readily accepted the invitation. In Gui'an, he implanted his meticulous service concept and cultural elements adapted to local conditions into every aspect of the hot spring resort: butler-style service, hot spring precautions that can be seen everywhere, She ethnic minority performances, Taiwanese-style beef noodles, braised pork rice, the famous local Danyang Rouyan... Last year, Wei Wen also expanded its leisure projects beyond Gui'an, integrating Lianjiang's local leisure bases and tourist attractions into customers' itineraries.
Guian Village, Pandu Town, Lianjiang County, where the Gui'an Hot Spring Conference Center is located, is a famous garden-style hot spring health resort in Fujian. Working among the mountains, rivers and countryside, Wei Wen felt “as if he was living a retired life ahead of schedule.” When I was in Taiwan, I worked in Taipei for ten years. "It's not easy to fall asleep in urban areas. When I came to Fuzhou, I lived in a place full of insects and birds. My mind became more open-minded," he said with a smile.
Wei Wen set his sights further. Optimistic about the development momentum of the mainland's silver economy, he plans to cooperate with other Taiwanese businessmen to build cross-strait health care service projects in Gui'an. "At present, the hardware transformation has been basically completed, and the Taiwan team has also been connected. We hope to introduce Taiwan's medical technology and talents, and also drive the economic development of the elderly care industry." For Wei Wen, this is something "if you don't do it, you will regret it."
In recent years, Wei Wen has participated in many activities and hopes to share his experience with more Taiwanese youth who come to Fuzhou for development. For example, Taiqing student Liu Yusheng is working on a research project at the Haiqing camp in Langqi. This year, Wei Wen plans to hold a cross-strait rope skipping friendly competition, and promote the Fuzhou Rope Skipping Association and the Taiwan Rope Skipping Association to jointly build a cross-strait (Fuzhou) pattern skipping study base, using "one rope" to bring the distance between young people on both sides of the strait and create a normalized It is a platform for young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait to exchange, study and explore patterns in rope skipping.
From "being seen" to "discovering", for Wei Wen, it is a change of perspective - from focusing on his own development to helping more Taiwanese youth develop. He said that he hopes that the beauty of Fuzhou will be known to more people through Taiwanese young people; he hopes to attract Taiwanese young people to develop here, live better here, and promote cross-strait integration. (over)