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Toutiao Search" Recommended the pop-up window of searching for relatives to Toutiao users in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, helping Gu Jiabao realize his dream of searching for relatives
: I will worship in Taiwan for many years Ancestor
Gu Jiabao, 49 years old this year, has been born in Taiwan and grew up in Taiwan. He is now engaged in consulting. According to Gu Jiabao, his father Gu Zhiying was born on August 1, 1929. He was originally from Dongtai County, Jiangsu Province and ranked second in his family. He once studied at the High School of Li Xiaocha Middle School of Dongtai County (now renamed Jiangsu Xiaocha High School , located in Nantong City Rudong County).
"In 1949, my father moved to Taiwan with the troops. It was not until the cross-strait exchanges opened in 1987 that he re-established contact with his relatives in his hometown, and he returned home to visit relatives many times after the 1990s." In Mr. Gu Jiabao's memory, his father was then After returning home, he repaired the grave for his grandparents. After returning to Taiwan, they would happily tell their family about the situation in Dongtai.
Back then, in addition to being a military member in Taiwan, Gu Zhiying was also a media person. He served as the president of the Taiwan Affairs Office of Hong Kong People's Daily. On January 4, 1990, he personally founded the Veterans Times to serve as the retired veterans in Taiwan. Make a voice. Gu Jiabao revealed, "Dad once told me that you may not necessarily have to be a high-ranking official, nor do you have to do big things. As long as you can help people in need, it is worth it! Many veterans left their hometowns and lived in Taiwan like their fathers, and in society. The locals are relatively weak, and someone needs to speak out and take care of them. This is the original intention of running the newspaper. "
has passed away. Gu Zhiying, a veteran of Taiwan,
In 2001, Gu Zhiying passed away. Because he did not leave a specific address and contact information for his hometown before his death , coupled with the move, the descendants broke off contact with their families on the other end of the strait. "Dad has been dead for many years. He returned to Jiangsu to visit relatives during his lifetime. He always hopes that one day I can return home with him. Now I want to return home on his behalf, but there is no contact information or address." Although it is not like my father's experience After the era of immigrating from mainland China to Taiwan, the blood-thicker bond made Gu Jiabao’s idea of returning home for his father became stronger and stronger. “Every time during the holidays, I would put incense and candles to worship my ancestors from afar. Hopefully one day, I can go back to my hometown to worship my ancestors. "
Reunion: Family affection that has been broken for more than 20 years has been connected again
Just after the headline search published Gu Jiabao's search news, the search email was received from Jiangsu Province The email from the Taiwan Affairs Office of Dongtai City has made significant progress in the search process.
With the help of the staff of the Taiwan Affairs Office of Dongtai, the veteran Gu Zhiying recorded the archives recorded by the veteran Gu Zhiying in his early years, and visited the retirees of relevant departments to find the relevant situation. He learned that Gu Jiabao's cousin, Mr. Jiao Hengmei, currently lives in Dongtai, and further went on to find out. Find the specific address and contact information of Mr. Jiao Hengmei in Dongtai.
"My cousin Gu Zhiying came back four or five times between 1991 and 1994, and he contacted me first every time. Since 1995, he has been disconnected." Grandpa Jiao Hengmei, 72 years old this year, could not hide his excitement. "I also thought about contacting my cousin, but I never succeeded. I didn't know that he had passed away. The things I left behind in my cousin were still retained at home. Now, I have found my nephew and I am very welcome to go home to visit my relatives. , worship ancestors. ”
Veteran Gu Zhiying brought photos to his cousin Jiao Hengmei when he returned home in the 1990s. The second left of Gu Zhiying
Jiao Hengmei provides letters for Gu Zhiying that year
Seeing the photos and letters of his father back then, Gu Jiabao was very excited, "This envelope was used by his father back then, and the Taiwan delivery address on it was exactly what he said at that time. In the newspaper office. "When I learned that I had found my cousin from my hometown, Gu Jiabao had booked a flight ticket to return home on the eve of Qingming Festival, looking forward to the moment I met my relatives.
This is the 26th case that Toutiao founded since the establishment of the Cross-Strait Family Search Project. The cross-strait family search service carried out by Toutiao Search is released by Taiwan ETtoday News Cloud as the media partner, and Shenzhen Longyue Charity Foundation · Cross-strait family search is released as the partner of a public welfare organization.If you have relatives in your family who are separated in Taiwan, or you are in Taiwan and want to help Taiwanese veterans find their relatives in mainland China, you can email us ([email protected]), or search for people through the Toutiao Facebook fan page ( Name: Headline Personal) Contact us, or contact Taiwan ETtoday and Shenzhen Longyue Charity Foundation.
