"Generation Z" Taiwanese Youth Visiting World Cultural Heritage Sites: Surprise Everywhere and Historical Taiwan | History | Youth
【 Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Special Line 】 Generation Z Taiwanese Youth Visiting World Cultural Heritage: Surprise Everywhere, Every Step of History
China News Service, Taiyuan, July 12th. Title: "Generation Z" Taiwanese youth visit the World Cultural Heritage: There are surprises everywhere and history is step by step
Author Yang Peipei
"Yungang Grottoes let me know the history and culture of Chinese Buddhism, as well as the protection and restoration of the caves by the local people; with the sunset, I felt the charm of the cultural landscape of Mount Wutai; and the ancient city of Pingyao let me see the original life of the ancient city." "Generation Z" Taiwan youth Jane Zishou summed up his six day trip to Shanxi.
The campers of the Shanxi branch of the 20th National Taiwan Federation Youth Thousand People Summer Camp in 2023 will travel south from the 7th to the 11th, entering places such as Datong, Xinzhou, Taiyuan, Jinzhong, and Jincheng, embarking on a journey of exchange with friends from afar, a journey of growth through reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, and a journey of friendship between friends in the sea and neighbors in the world.
Due to work reasons of her parents, currently, Jian Zihao and her family are living in Guangzhou. At the age of 19 this summer, she had just graduated from high school and chose to participate in summer camp activities with her two sisters. "There are many world cultural heritage sites on the itinerary of the Shanxi branch, which can help you learn more about history and culture, making it very suitable for studying." This is why Jian Zihao wanted to visit Shanxi.
Shanxi, favored by time, has left behind many world cultural heritage sites. The Yungang Grottoes, which have a history of over 1500 years, are like a history book carved on cliffs and rocks; Mount Wutai has a huge ancient Buddhist architecture group; The ancient city of Pingyao, with a history of over 2800 years and over 3000 courtyards from the Ming and Qing dynasties, was the "financial center" of China over 100 years ago.
Strolling through the ancient city of Pingyao, with blue bricks and black tiles, the ancient path is long, and the buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties can be seen everywhere, tourists wearing ancient costumes, and the people of the ancient city sitting at the door chatting... making Jianzi unable to put down her camera, she takes photos while walking, recording what she sees and hears. "I really like this ancient city with a sense of life and history, and I hope to have the opportunity to experience 'slow life' again."
Su Weiqi, who is currently studying at Xiamen University, is a Taiwanese girl who loves history and culture. During her trip to Shanxi, she wore a variety of Hanfu, from headgear to clothing, with all her heart set on exploring Buddhist holy sites, visiting millennium old temples, visiting ancient streets and alleys, checking in on every world cultural heritage site, and completing conversations that traveled through time and space.
Su Weiqi, who is passionate about traveling, has traveled to many cities in mainland China. This is her first time coming to Shanxi. "I didn't know much about Shanxi before, but a few days' journey made me feel the profound historical and cultural heritage." Su Weiqi said that she liked the inns, arch of wooden architecture cornices, red lanterns, classical furniture and northern earthen kang in Pingyao, which made her feel the life of Shanxi merchants a hundred years ago.
Taiwanese girl Fan Jiahua, also known as Generation Z, enjoys history and culture. As a "first generation", she is curious about everything here. "Shanxi's specialty red dates and yams are really delicious. There are also many historical and ancient buildings left here, and I really like these ancient buildings."
Fan Jiahua told reporters that the most anticipated stop of her trip to Shanxi was the Yungang Grottoes. "Because I had seen it in my textbook before, I have always been curious about how big the Buddha statue in Yungang Grottoes is. This time, I finally saw it with my own eyes.". She believes that Taiwanese youth should personally go to the mainland to take a walk, take a look, and truly experience the cultural history and social development here.
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