-Sidelights of the Cross-Strait Children's Gala
Zhao Xin
The "Cross-Strait Children's Gala" sponsored by Soong Ching Ling Foundation lasted for 1 days in Beijing and Inner Mongolia, and recently ended successfully. The children from Taiwan Province left Beijing with deep attachment, but the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland and the friends they met along the way made them never forget.
On the night of August 14th, the Great Wall was brightly lit. Children on both sides of the strait joined hands, laughing and laughing all the way, and climbed the Badaling Great Wall together.
Children in Taiwan Province rarely climb the Great Wall, and children in Beijing rarely climb the Great Wall at night, so everyone climbed to the top with joy all the way. Cheering and shouting heartily on it, as if to spread the sound to the other side of the strait.
Liao Yiwen, a very beautiful girl from Taiwan Province who dances well in Mongolian dance, was particularly excited when she boarded this magnificent building. She said, "It's not tiring to climb the Great Wall, but it's very comfortable. I used to visit the Great Wall when I was learning to dance in Beijing, but my feeling is different from today. Today, I have made many good friends in Beijing. We will keep in touch for a long time. I will write to you after I return to Taipei."
"The sky is grey, the fields are vast, and the wind blows grass and cattle and sheep are low." On August 19th, children from Taiwan Province came to the Phaeton Sile Prairie in Inner Mongolia. In Taiwan Province, there is only a big lawn. When the horizon is so flat and vast, the children feel extremely novel and excited. Along the way, sheep and horses flock on the grassland, becoming the beautiful ornament of this vast and boundless green. The intoxicating fragrance of flowers came to the nose and intoxicated the children.
As soon as they arrived at their destination, they were warmly welcomed by the local children. As soon as their luggage was put into the yurt, the wrestling competition began. First, I watched the local people's performances. After one game, Huang Longchang, a classmate from Taiwan Province, bravely stood up and challenged the local Mongolian man. I don't know whether it was the man's intention to be humble or Longchang's confidence in his own strength. The first round of the competition actually knocked down the Mongolian man.
August 21st is the last day for children from both sides of the Taiwan Straits to get together. On that day, the arrangement was that Taiwan Province children would visit their Beijing friends. Children and their parents in Beijing have already been waiting at the designated place.
Hu Yanci is a first-year junior high school student from Taiwan Province, who lives near Taipei. Her parents are teachers and there are three sisters in her family. Xiao Yanci likes reading, is versatile, knows piano, guitar and other musical instruments, and has a cheerful personality. Compared with Yan Ci, her little friend Chen Jing, as the name suggests, is quiet and somewhat introverted. Jing Jing's father is a teacher of the Central Academy of Drama, and his mother is a company employee. She has received a good education since childhood, and her academic performance is excellent, especially her love of mathematics. Chen Jing lives in a courtyard bungalow in old Beijing. Yan Ci has never seen such a house. This time, it is really an eye-opener. At home, I was warmly received by a quiet family. My quiet mother likes Yan Ci very much, boasting that she can talk and has a wide range of knowledge. I hope she can stay for a few more days, but this is the last dinner for everyone. The children will board the plane to go home early tomorrow morning. The whole dinner was full of feelings of parting. Everyone reluctantly left each other addresses and phone numbers, gave each other gifts, and agreed to be good friends forever. They silently prayed: Don't forget me, please take care ...
People's Daily Overseas Edition (3rd edition, August 28th, 21).