Walking into the basketball hall of the World Expo Huangpu Sports Park, Li Liangyi, a girl from Taiwan Yang-Ming Jiaotong University, stopped in her tracks while looking at the lively sports scene. "When I came to the mainland with Mr. Ma Ying-jeou in April this year, I met a mai

Walking into the basketball hall of the World Expo Huangpu Sports Park, Li Liangyi, a girl from Taiwan Yang-Ming Jiaotong University, stopped in her tracks while looking at the lively sports scene. "When I came to the mainland with Mr. Ma Ying-jeou in April this year, I met a mainland classmate. We both like table tennis. He likes Fan Zhendong and I like Lin Yunru. During the Olympics, we have been discussing the game at night." She told reporters, Sports is natural and simple, and it is a good way to make friends.

html On the afternoon of August 23, the opening ceremony of the "2024 Cross-Strait Youth Vitality Carnival" was held at the World Expo Huangpu Sports Park. More than a thousand Taiwanese youths came to Shanghai from the island to participate in the event. Qiu Kaiming, deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, and Chen Tong, member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, attended the event. In the next three days, more than 3,000 young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait will participate in 13 activities including sports, culture, and music, and participate in a spiritually connected youth appointment.

"The carnival provides an interactive platform for young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, promoting mutual understanding and friendship in common interests and hobbies, and creating opportunities for mutual understanding and emotional connection." said Wang Xiaodi, a young researcher at the Northeast Asia Research Center of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law. Communication between compatriots must start from the "heart". As long as the heart is close, the strait is just around the corner.

Taiwanese youth are trying out spinning bikes.

"The mainland welcomes you from the bottom of my heart"

"Chen Yuxi is here!" The basketball stadium suddenly burst into cheers, and Taiwanese youths rushed forward. "Hello, friends and relatives in Taiwan!" Chen Yuxi, the Paris Olympic diving champion, smiled and waved to everyone, and accepted all Taiwanese youth requests for photos. A Taiwanese girl kept taking pictures with her and told reporters excitedly: "I could only see her in front of the screen before, but I never thought she was even more beautiful than in front of the camera!"

Fun sports are being held here - pot throwing, long rope jumping, Spinning bikes, squats, sit-ups... Taiwanese youths chose their favorite activities to participate in, and Shanghai youths assisted beside them. Just after the Olympic Games, sports craze has emerged in Taiwan and mainland China. Young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are talking, laughing and taking photos together. They feel less like new friends meeting for the first time and more like old friends reunited after a long absence.

Seeing this situation, Xiao Xucen, CEO of the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation, was very emotional: "When I came here, I told the young people in Taiwan that the mainland is friendly to you and welcomes you with open arms from the bottom of my heart. Young friends from Taiwan come to the mainland , I didn’t encounter any problems, just like going home.” This time, he led a group of 22 students from Taiwan’s “Dajiu Academy” to participate in the opening ceremony. “Young people will have a different perspective if they come to the mainland more.”

This is the first time that Chen Wencheng, a member of the "Dajiu Academy" and a young student from Kaohsiung, came to Shanghai. He defined the trip as a "root-seeking" trip. "Not only did he want to see the high-rise buildings and the beautiful scenery of the Pujiang River, but he also wanted to find culture and history. For example, I read about Lu Xun in a history textbook and wanted to visit his memorial hall in Shanghai."

Although many Taiwanese young people came to Shanghai for the first time, as a member of the Shanghai reception team, Wang Xiaodi found that they were no strangers to this city. He noticed that Xiaohongshu has great influence among Taiwanese girls. Their understanding and expectations of Shanghai originate from this, and they also hope to copy the various Shanghai travel guides on it. "It can be seen that through network connections, the relationship between young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait is The distance is not that far”.

Shanghai is a platform for chasing and building dreams.

Walking from the basketball hall to the badminton hall, one side of the bustling hall is a service booth, which provides Taiwanese youth with policy advice on studying in Shanghai, applying for residence permits, and entrepreneurship and employment.

Many Taiwanese young people gathered in front of the Shanghai Bank booth, and most of them asked about convenient payment. "Everyone is welcome to use the 'Huapay' travel pass card." Xu Ye, president of the Huangpu Branch of the Bank of Shanghai, introduced that it is embedded in payment channels such as Alipay, WeChat and UnionPay Cloud QuickPass in the form of a mini program. After binding overseas bank cards, it can be used at any time. Use instant recharge. At the scene, a Taiwan youth successfully applied for a card and began to enjoy the convenient and efficient payment experience in mainland China. On the other side of the

venue is a corporate recruitment booth. 15 companies offer nearly 600 positions, including positions such as flight attendants, planning, art, operations, and data analysis.Ye Yuqing, a Taiwanese girl who has been working for Spring Airlines for nearly ten years and is now a flight attendant, is sitting in front of the company's recruitment booth with a smile on her face. "As a Taiwanese flight attendant, I will share with you interesting experiences at work, hoping to give Taiwanese young people more help in choosing a career." She told the curious Taiwanese young people, "The company has many Taiwanese captains and flight attendants working together with mainland colleagues. As close as a family.”

Lin Yuzhen, general manager of Southeast Travel Agency, a Taiwan-funded enterprise, brought internship positions such as new media operations and tourism business housekeepers. "Taiwanese youth still have certain advantages in design creativity and marketing. I hope they can come to the mainland from Taiwan to participate in internships and experience different markets and workplaces." He said frankly that he hopes to give Taiwanese youth more choices, "If they finally choose to return to China Taiwan’s development is no problem; I welcome staying and working in Shanghai.”

Now that things have come full circle, Taiwanese second-year graduate student Li Liangyi has gained a lot. He not only understands Shanghai’s recruitment market, but also knows the policy support provided by Shanghai for Taiwanese youth. "I am majoring in communication. I believe that there will be many opportunities to engage in public relations, marketing, media and other industries in mainland China. Coming to Shanghai for development will definitely be one of my future options."

Folk Night Youth Tribute to Youth

Held in the evening At the "Let Youth Pay Tribute to Youth - Folk Song Night" concert, when Taiwanese singer Ye Jiaxiu sang "Grandma's Penghu Bay", it triggered a chorus of chorus, and the stage and audience felt like they were back in the era of fluttering white clothes.

doesn’t have many embellishments, just a guitar that expresses one’s feelings directly. Since the 1970s, Taiwanese folk singers have continued to emerge, including Ye Jiaxiu, Liu Wenzheng, Pan Anbang, Qi Yu, and Tsai Qin. Beginning in 1979, Taiwanese campus folk songs were gradually introduced to the mainland. People share the same sentiments and principles, and they have become a common memory for generations on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Ye Jiaxiu told reporters that many creative inspirations come from traditional Chinese culture. "Including the Book of Songs, traditional Chinese cultural poems can be sung." Therefore, his songs will include many classic ancient poems describing landscapes and fields. , in fact, they all praise the truth, goodness and beauty of life.

At the scene, Taiwanese students sometimes waved light sticks and sometimes formed human waves to interact with the stage. Although he is born in the 2000s, Taiwanese boy Zhang can recite the folk songs "Country Road", "We Have a Name Called China" and "Dad's Straw Shoes" composed by Ye Jiaxiu. "I heard the youth of our predecessors here. Although we are separated from them by several generations, good songs can transcend time, space and regions."

The folk concert reached its climax in "Descendants of the Dragon" by Taiwanese singer Li Jianfu. He walked off the stage and sang hand in hand with young people in Taiwan. "Both sides of the Taiwan Strait have the same culture and culture. We hope that there will be more exchanges in folk song creation in the future. We hope that young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait can find more common content. Let's work together to make cross-Strait relations develop better," Li Jianfu said.