Sanming, 10 Feb (ZXS) -- Couples on both sides of the strait celebrate the New Year on the mainland: "The same flavor of the year."
Author: Yan Tingting, Zhang Lizi, Li Zhengpin.
I see that people in Shaxian County hang lanterns during the New Year, should we also hang two in our family? Early in the morning of February 5, Mo Chuanyu, a Taiwanese teacher from Sanming University in Fujian Province, and her husband Li Zhangwei came to Li Gang Middle Road, Shaxian District, Sanming City to buy New Year's goods. Daffodils, "Fu" pendants, duck ......In a few moments, they were fully loaded.
Mo Chuanyu (left) and her husband Li Zhangwei are selecting lanterns. Photo by Chen Thirst.
In September last year, Mo Chuanyu and her husband, who had known each other for more than a year, entered the marriage hall hand in hand and became a daughter-in-law in Shaxian County. This is her first year in Shaxian County.
Mo Chuanyu is from New Taipei City, Taiwan, and when she was 10 years old, she followed her parents to Sanming Yong'an. Soon after, his parents returned to Taiwan, and Mo Chuanyu, who was accustomed to living in the mainland, chose to stay in Fujian with his uncle. "I am a more nostalgic person, and I miss the mountains and rivers of Sanming very much. Four years ago, after graduating from the doctoral program, Mo Chuanyu returned to work in Sanming and joined Sanming College as a teacher in the Department of Primary Education of the College of Education and **.
Mo Chuanyu (middle) makes dumplings with her husband and parents-in-law. Photo by Chen Thirst.
Mo Chuanyu's husband Li Zhangwei is originally from Acheng, Heilongjiang, and his ancestors have taken root in Shaxian County. Li Zhangwei is a train freight driver, responsible for the transportation of materials on the line from Sanyuan District Station to Sanming North Station. This Spring Festival, Li Zhangwei still has to be on duty, and while he is free, he hurriedly helps his lover buy New Year's goods together.
Li Zhangwei's family retains the traditional custom of the Northern New Year every year - making dumplings. Mo Chuanyu said that this is the second time she has made dumplings. "I used to make dumplings in my grandfather's hometown before, but this time I made dumplings with my husband and parents-in-law, and I felt very happy. ”
Mo Chuanyu was deeply impressed by the Chinese New Year as a child. Sesame oil chicken, three-cup chicken, roast duck, and entertainment with the family after Chinese New Year's Eve dinner - Monopoly. She told reporters that although she chose to celebrate the New Year on the mainland this year, the cross-strait New Year is a taste. "Many of the food on both sides of the strait are similar, such as dumplings from the mainland, Peking duck, Buddha jumping over the wall, hot pot, etc., all of which are available in Taiwan. ”
In previous years, Mo Chuanyu would go to his uncle's house in Fuzhou or his hometown in Taiwan to celebrate the New Year. During this year's Spring Festival, she used her mobile phone to share the joy of celebrating the New Year in Sanming with her family and friends in Taiwan.
In the mainland for more than 20 years, Mo Chuanyu has witnessed the rapid changes here, "No matter Taiwan compatriots come to Fujian to study or work, there are many policy benefits, so that they can better realize their dreams here." (ENDS).