Xinhua News Agency Taipei, February 2 (Reporters Xu Ruiqing and He Zili) The strait is constantly separated, and we miss our loved ones even more during the holidays. The Spring Festival is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation and a day for compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to reunite with their families. During the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger, the Spring Festival messages of three Taiwanese compatriots crossed the Taiwan Strait, wishing each other a happy new year and sharing their homesickness.
"I wish you all a happy New Year, all the best, and peace every year!" Recently, the 87-year-old Taiwanese lawyer Gao Binghan published a video as a "Taiwan veteran" to pay New Year's greetings to the folks in mainland China and to the 85 people who settled in Xiamen His younger brother Gao Bingtao expressed his longing for him and looked forward to coming to Xiamen to meet him as soon as possible after the epidemic, and to return to his hometown in Heze, Shandong together.
In an interview with Xinhua News Agency reporters in Taipei, Gao Binghan said that due to the epidemic, he has not returned to Heze for two years, and has not spent a Spring Festival in his hometown since coming to Taiwan. “I have always wanted to go back to my hometown to celebrate the New Year. During the Spring Festival, I often recall the scene of my family reuniting for the New Year in my childhood.” Gao Binghan said, “The relatives, veterans and veterans’ families who miss their hometown, because of the epidemic, can only communicate with them through video. Sending you Spring Festival blessings."
Burning incense and praying to Buddha, the younger generation pays New Year greetings to their elders, and the elders give " New Year's money " to the younger generation. On New Year's Eve, the whole family gathers around the fire for a reunion dinner. Mr. Gao said that his family still celebrates the New Year according to traditional northern customs. "Spring Festival customs are part of traditional Chinese culture. Although times have changed, traditional etiquette and customs cannot be abandoned and must be passed on from generation to generation."
"A few days ago, a friend forwarded the chorus of "I Love You, China" in WeChat Moments After watching the video, I had tears in my eyes. I hope we can have Kyushu together and cross-strait circles as soon as possible," the elderly man said emotionally.
"The Year of the Tiger is here, and I would like to send you a Spring Festival blessing. I wish you all a happy Year of the Tiger!" Ji Xin, president of Taiwan's "Observation" magazine, also sent New Year's "cloud blessings" to compatriots on the mainland through video. Ji Xin said that the Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival of the Chinese nation and an emotional bond for Chinese people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The Chinese Year allows compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to feel the blood-thicker-than-water kinship and the warmth of the big family of the Chinese nation in a peaceful and festive atmosphere.
"Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are closely connected by flesh and blood. Although the epidemic has widened the distance between each other, our hearts are still tightly connected. This Spring Festival, we wish each other a new year through video and pray that both sides of the Taiwan Strait will move towards a better future together." Ji Xin said.
In the new year, what Ji Xin looks forward to most is that the epidemic will be alleviated quickly and the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will resume normal exchanges, so that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait can further understand each other and enhance their feelings. "Resolving the Taiwan issue and achieving national reunification are our common thoughts. We must step up our efforts to achieve our goals as soon as possible and make our dreams come true."
Family is the softest concern deep in the hearts of Chinese people, and Taiwan's reunification youth On January 30, Wang Bingzhong and his parents returned to his hometown in Tainan from Taipei to bid farewell to the New Year and worship his ancestors. Growing up in a family with a strong traditional atmosphere, Wang Bingzhong and his family attach great importance to traditional festivals, especially the Chinese New Year.
"Watching the CCTV Spring Festival Gala when I was in junior high school, I felt for the first time that China is in the same embrace. It made me jump out of the small confines of Taiwan and really see Chinese people at home and abroad celebrating the festival. The feeling will never be forgotten." Wang Bingzhong explain.
"The epidemic has not dissipated this year. Many people are still holding on, and many compatriots traveling between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait cannot go home. I hope to share our blessings to each other through my little video. Maybe everyone celebrates the New Year in different parts of the world, but as long as we celebrate the New Year Chinese Festival and wishing the Chinese New Year together, you will feel that we are not far away from each other. Because we are all Chinese sons and daughters of the motherland, and we are all one family." Wang Bingzhong said.
During the Chinese New Year, Wang Bingzhong especially missed his Taiwanese friend Shen Hongrui who was away in Beijing celebrating the New Year. He sent pineapple cakes and other Taiwanese pastries early, so that he could also taste the taste of his hometown and share it with other classmates who stayed in school to celebrate the New Year. . He said that when we cross the Taiwan Strait, we are one family on both sides. Although my friends did not return to Taiwan to celebrate the New Year, celebrating the New Year in Beijing was just as lively, warm, and nostalgic.
"In the new year, I hope that our young generation can realize the Chinese dream together. The tiger will bring strength and great luck in the Year of the Tiger!" Wang Bingzhong said in the Spring Festival message video.
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