(New Year’s experience) Reunion of Taiwan Province youth Spring Festival： I hope cross-strait exchanges will be smoother
China news agency, Beijing, January 28 th: Reunion of Taiwan Province youth Spring Festival: I hope cross-strait exchanges will be smoother
China News Service reporter Zhang Xiaotong
This year’s Lunar New Year is a reunion year that many people have been looking forward to for a long time. Taiwan Province youths who have worked hard in the mainland for many years have returned to Taiwan for the New Year and reunited with their relatives and friends. In an interview with a reporter from China News Service, they expressed their expectation that cross-strait exchanges will be smoother and more convenient in the future.
Zhang Yuzhong: Reunion with family and tasting hometown food
Zhang Yuzhong, from Taichung, Taiwan Province, is a "drifting north" youth. Two years ago, due to the epidemic, he stayed in Beijing for the Spring Festival. This year, he finally had the opportunity to return home to reunite with his family.
"We will post Spring Festival couplets, set off firecrackers, send red envelopes, and go to the temple for a walk, but the New Year’s Eve may be a little different. For example, in Taiwan Province, we will eat a dish called mullet roe, which is a unique food." Zhang Yuzhong said that during the Chinese New Year in Beijing, he would also have an appointment to eat Taiwanese food with friends, but the feeling of returning to his hometown to taste local food is still irreplaceable.
On New Year’s Eve, Zhang Yuzhong had dinner with relatives and friends at home and enjoyed a hard-won reunion. During the Spring Festival holiday, he traveled with his family. "Actually, I want to stay at home longer, but my mother is a little ‘ Be in a panic ’ Then go out for a walk together. "
In Zhang Yuzhong’s view, this year’s Spring Festival is particularly strong and has a sense of "global Chinese reunion". Not only did he fly back to Taiwan Province from the mainland, but many of his childhood friends also returned to their hometown for the New Year from the United States, Canada or other places, so it was rare for everyone to get together.
"It feels really different, plus the weather in Taiwan Province is very good, and everyone gets together and the atmosphere is great." He said that after the holiday, he would stay in Taiwan Province for a while, and then he would return to the mainland to continue his work. "I hope the flight will be smoother then," he said.
Guo Xueyun: I found interesting differences in wrapping red envelopes for my parents
Guo Xueyun, a "Taipei girl", finally returned to her family this year after several years of Spring Festival in Beijing. "It is always very happy to see my family, which is a familiar feeling. I will also go to see what convenience stores are selling in Taiwan Province and what restaurants are popular now."
Guo Xueyun’s flight back to Taiwan Province during the Chinese New Year was generally smooth, but because many Taiwan Province friends who worked in the mainland chose to go back to Taiwan for the Chinese New Year, the price of flights between the two sides was higher.
"Because my family is not a very traditional family, that is, everyone has a meal on New Year’s Eve." Guo Xueyun said, however, this year she specially wrapped a red envelope for her parents to show her filial piety.
"I found it very interesting that in Taiwan Province, we would give red envelopes to our parents, but it seems that this is not the case in mainland China." She also communicated with her friends and found that it is a common practice in Taiwan Province to wrap red envelopes for others after work, and to express her feelings to the elders. However, in mainland China, red envelopes seem to be mostly given to the younger generation.
Guo Xuejun also said that there is a strong atmosphere of Chinese New Year in Taiwan Province. During the Spring Festival, many shops are closed, there are many firecrackers outside, and the New Year’s Eve dinner is more abundant than usual.
She also observed some changes, including meeting more people talking about their work and life in the mainland on the street, and visiting the night market will also find vendors selling mainland snacks.
After the holiday, Guo Xueyun will return to Beijing. "Cross-strait relations are very close, so the demand for exchanges is also high." She said that she hopes that there will be more opportunities for young people to communicate with each other in the future, and that there will be more flights to make it convenient for everyone to travel and go home.
Huang Baixiang: I hope that the warm Spring Festival will be smooth.
Huang Baixiang, who works in financial leasing in Beijing, returned to his hometown of Kaohsiung in the New Year. He is very excited. "I am working in the mainland, and I am very happy to come back to see my parents and experience the taste of Taiwan Province. My family is also very happy to see me."
"The weather in southern Taiwan Province is warmer and the annual flavor is very strong. I will go to the temple during the New Year ‘ Bye bye ’ Wait. Like my family, I will also have dinner together and watch TV programs. In fact, it is quite similar to the mainland. " Huang Baixiang said.
Besides reuniting with his family, Huang Baixiang also met many old friends when he returned to Taiwan Province this time. "Many friends in Taiwan Province are asking when they can go to the mainland, including travel, work, etc. I see that many people are looking forward to cross-strait exchanges." He said.
Huang Baixiang also told reporters that the flight back to Taiwan Province was more tense and the ticket price was higher than before, but the ticket purchase process was smooth. "I hope that more flights can be opened in the future to facilitate the round-trip between the two sides. It is always a good thing to communicate and communicate more conveniently. "