At 9:50 a.m. on April 4, the Qingming Festival ceremony for Emperor Xuanyuan of the Year of Jiachen was held in Huangling County, Shaanxi Province.

　　Mr. Ma Ying-jeou, who is seeking roots and communicating in the mainland, led young Taiwanese students to attend the ceremony. Tan Zhu noted that public opinion on the island regarded worshiping the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum as an "important stop" on Ma Ying-jeou's trip, because "worshiping the Yellow Emperor is a consensus of the same roots, same origin, and same culture."

　　Mr. Ma Ying-jeou said with excitement after the ancestor worship ceremony: "Through this rare opportunity, young people from Taiwan can better remember the roots of Chinese culture and the Chinese nation, as well as the pride of being descendants of Yan and Huang."

　　Young students from Taiwan who participated in the ceremony expressed that they were deeply shocked and realized even more the pride and responsibility of being descendants of Yan and Huang.

"I feel deeply proud to be a descendant of Yan and Huang"

　　Master Tan observed at the scene that starting from the ninety-five steps in front of the Xuanyuan Temple, drums and bells were played, flower baskets were presented, memorial texts were read, and Qiaoshan cypresses were planted... worshiping the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum in person and experiencing the solemn and solemn Nine Ma Ying-jeou and the young people in Taiwan were very excited about the ancestor worship ceremony.

　　Ma Ying-jeou choked with sobs and said, "Being cautious about the future and thinking about the source when drinking water are important basis for the Chinese nation to establish fine traditions." "I have made remote sacrifices six times in Taiwan in the past. Today, I took young people from Taiwan to Shaanxi to worship the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum in person. I deeply feel that it is of great significance." Taiqing Hua Shengya said with emotion, "The scene is very grand, especially the worship of our own ancestors, which is very touching."

　　Fang Yandi, the host of Taiwan's Central Television, said during the live broadcast of the ceremony, "We and our common ancestors have been looking at each other for thousands of years, which makes me deeply feel the pride of being a descendant of the Yan and Huang Dynasties." "Taiwan has great Twenty Yellow Emperor temples, large and small, also hold ceremonies to honor the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan every year, which symbolizes that we should pursue our roots carefully and never forget our origins." The surging emotions in my heart are beyond words.

　　Public opinion on the island also spoke highly of it. China Times published an editorial pointing out that ancestor worship itself reflects the history, blood relationship and emotional connection between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. Ma Ying-jeou and his party paid homage to their ancestors during the Qingming Festival to express the position that "both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to the Chinese nation", transcending political differences and rising to the level of the nation.

　　Taiwanese professor Wang Wenlong told Tan Zhu that many Taiwanese people know that Emperor Xuanyuan is the first humanistic ancestor of the Chinese nation. Compared with holding a ceremony in Taiyuan, experiencing such a grand ceremony in person can allow young students to appreciate the long history of the Chinese nation that has lasted for thousands of years, as well as the traditional Chinese virtues of respecting ancestors and remembering the virtues of ancestors. recognition and pride.

　　Not only this ancestor worship activity, these young Taiwanese students have always been filled with a sense of pride and "exclamation points" in the past few days. From watching drone performances to test-driving the latest new energy vehicles, from experiencing advanced artificial intelligence technology to witnessing century-old projects such as the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, they have personally experienced the economic development and technological progress of the mainland. Some Taiwanese youth claimed to be big fans of mainland drone products, while another Taiwanese youth "turned fans" on the spot and became fans of mainland new energy vehicles, saying sincerely that "it's really cool." Tai Qinglin Xinyue said in an interview: "Seeing so many advanced technologies, we can understand the progress of the mainland."

　　Liu Kuangyu, an associate researcher at the Taiwan Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, analyzed that paying homage to the Yellow Emperor and visiting the mainland's scientific and technological innovation achievements allowed these Taiwanese youth to see the past, present and future of the Chinese nation, and clearly perceive who I am, where I come from, The basic philosophical proposition of "Where am I going" is to realize that "we are not alone, separated, or opposed", and Taiwan is not an "Asiatic orphan", but a member of the Chinese nation family.

"Baodao cares about its roots and is willing to contribute to the development of the motherland."

　　In addition to being deeply proud, the visiting Taiwanese youths also witnessed the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum of countless innocent hearts over thousands of years, and felt their responsibilities and missions as descendants of Yan and Huang.

　　In the Xuanyuan Temple, there is a special inscription - "Taiwan's Restoration Tribute Group Memorial Monument to the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor". Through the above memorial inscription, the visiting Taiwanese youth learned about a historical fact that has never appeared in Taiwanese textbooks.

　　In 1946, the second year after Taiwan's liberation, Lin Xiantang and more than 10 representatives from all walks of life in Taiwan spontaneously formed a group to pay tribute to the liberation of Taiwan. They came to Xi'an and other places on behalf of the Taiwanese people to express the joy of Taiwan's return to the embrace of the motherland. One of the missions of the tribute group is to "visit the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum and tell Taiwan's 6 million descendants of Yan and Huang that more than 2,300 square miles of territory have returned to the motherland, and to show the sincerity of our Taiwan compatriots." The memorial text they drafted emphasized at the beginning that Taiwan would "return to the territory of the motherland" and was regarded by all walks of life as a declaration that Taiwanese compatriots recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors. Sixty years later, descendants of the members of the tribute group compiled the memorial text and erected a monument, which stood in front of Xuanyuan Temple.

　　Taiwanese young scholar Zhang Junkai told Mr. Tan that after Taiwan was liberated and returned to the motherland, the ancestors would immediately pay homage to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum to comfort their ancestors. This spirit of national responsibility had a huge spiritual impact on the visiting Taiwanese youth and gave them a profound understanding of We must take national rejuvenation as our own responsibility and pass on the patriotism and progressive traditions of Taiwan’s forefathers and martyrs.

　　As Wang Bingzhong, a Taiwanese current affairs commentator who went to Shaanxi to pay homage to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum 11 years ago, said, the sense of responsibility for revitalizing China has always been on our shoulders and will be remembered throughout our lives. Taiwanese youth Xu Minshan also said during an exchange at Sun Yat-sen University that he "hopes to have the opportunity to stay in the mainland and contribute to the development of the motherland."

　　One of the rituals of worshiping the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum is for worshipers to plant Qiaoshan cypresses with their own hands. Ma Ying-jeou and the Taiwanese youth accompanying him jointly used shovels, cultivated the soil, watered the soil, and planted a mausoleum cypress. Since the 1980s, Taiwanese compatriots who came to worship have personally planted a "Forest of Thoughts on the Origin" on Qiaoshan Mountain, which has become a vivid example of the same roots across the Taiwan Strait. Today, "Siyuan Forest" has added new seedlings, which are inheritance and new expressions.

　　In the process of public memorial service to Emperor Xuanyuan, it became more profound that "both sides of the Taiwan Strait are closely connected by flesh and blood, and their national roots are inseparable." Master Tan believes that the Chinese people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will join hands and jointly shoulder the mission and responsibility of revitalizing China. (Sun Moon Tan Tian)