"The moon is bright in my hometown" Overseas Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. Zhejiang Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, photo provided by
China News Service, Hangzhou, September 10th. Title: Overseas Chinese "cloud reunion": Reward the same moon and share the reunion of thousands of families
Author Guo Qiyu
Another year is the August fifteenth month of the year. On September 10, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the "Moon is the Brightness of Hometown" Overseas Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Gala was broadcast simultaneously in many countries and regions around the world. More than 2 million overseas Chinese from Zhejiang gathered with their hometowns in the "cloud" to enjoy the bright moon together and share the reunion of thousands of families.
The entire party has been connected to build a "cloud" stage through the main venue of Zhejiang and overseas sub-venues in Paris, France, Sydney, Australia, and Boston, USA. It embodies the longing of Zhejiang compatriots around the world for their hometown and relatives, and also conveys the concerns of their hometown for overseas wanderers.
Throughout history, from worshiping the moon god, celebrating the harvest, to watching the moon and reunion, praying for blessings, the Mid-Autumn Festival is full of the unique feelings of family and country among the Chinese.
"The moon is bright in my hometown" Overseas Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Gala and overseas branch venues "Cloud gathering". Photo provided by Zhejiang Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office
"Although the epidemic has bound the pace of travel, it cannot hinder the reunion of the soul. We use a party to build a bridge of heart across time and space, connecting tradition and modernity, the present and the future, and connecting our hometown and foreign land, China and the world." said the person in charge of Zhejiang Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office.
At the main venue of the evening party, the first Chinese to fly into space, the deputy chief designer of China's manned space engineering and aerospace hero, Yang Liwei, "Wrink about the moon" on the spot, and had a dialogue across time and space with the ancient " Su Shi ", telling the story of the Chinese people's "flying dreams" for thousands of years.
"When I showed the Chinese flag in space and said hello to overseas Chinese around the world, I was very excited. At that moment, my heart was with my motherland." Yang Liwei said.
"Looking at the earth in space, the water on the blue planet is connected. I believe that the hearts of overseas Chinese around the world are also connected with their hometowns and relatives." Yang Liwei wishes the vast number of overseas Chinese to share the beauty of the moon and reunite with the moon.
Aerospace hero Yang Liwei "Ask the Sky and the Moon" on the spot. Photo provided by Zhejiang Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office
The entire "cloud party" is full of overseas Chinese flavor. The Paris Huaxing Art Troupe performed the dance "When will the bright moon come?" The Boston Huaxing Art Troupe performed the instrumental music "Victory", and the Sydney Huaxing Art Troupe performed the song " Looking at the Moon " in Australia... Different artistic expression forms have built bridges, allowing good blessings to travel across the world and reach each other's hearts.
On the same day, Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye said through a video that France is one of the main countries of overseas Chinese to live in. For a long time, the vast number of overseas Chinese traveling in France have worked hard and worked hard to develop their own cause, actively integrate into the local society, inherit and carry forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation and traditional culture, tell good Chinese stories, promote mutual understanding between the people, and effectively promote China-France folk exchanges.
"The Mid-Autumn Festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival, as the ambassador to France, I sincerely hope that all overseas Chinese will continue to be good folk ambassadors, strive to promote friendly exchanges between China and France, be good narrators of Chinese and Zhejiang stories in the new era, participants in folk exchanges between China and France, and promoters of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." Lu Shaye said.
"Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion. At this moment, we are very concerned about every overseas wanderer and are very concerned about your warmth and well-being." Zhejiang Governor Wang Hao said that for a long time, the vast number of overseas Chinese are concerned about their hometown and hometown, enthusiastically supporting and participating in the construction of their hometown, fully demonstrating a strong and deep feelings for their country and compatriots who are thicker than water.
"The people of my hometown will never forget that in the fight against the new crown epidemic, you always have your watch and help each other; in the process of promoting the high-quality development of , you always have your full support; in the deepening of reform and expanding opening up, you always have your enthusiastic participation." Wang Hao said.
He welcomes overseas Chinese to come home often: "No matter where you are, no matter when, your hometown will always be your warm harbor, your strong backing, and will always support you wholeheartedly." (End)
