Taiwanese Youth Encounters Lanzhou: Sailing to the "Next Station" on a Night Tour of the Yellow River | Yellow River | Lanzhou
On July 18th, Xinhua News Agency reported that for the first time, Li Xuan, a 27 year old Taiwanese new media personality, set foot in the northwest region of mainland China. In Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, where the Yellow River passes through the city, she found an unexpected "gentleness".
"I thought the wind here would make my hair look messy, but I didn't expect it to be so comfortable." Sitting on a night cruise on the Yellow River, the summer evening breeze made Li Xuan feel "extremely healed.".
On the evening of July 16th, Li Xuan accompanied an interview team on a night tour of the Yellow River. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Yang
Li Xuan was invited to participate in the joint interview activity of journalists from both sides of the Taiwan Strait under the theme of "Beautiful Silk Road in Gansu". From the 16th to the 24th, she visited Lanzhou, Wuwei, Jinchang, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and other places with journalists from more than 20 media outlets. At the beginning of the journey, an incredibly fresh feeling rushed in.
"I was shocked to see the scenery of the western region on the plane," said Li Xuan. The unique geographical landscape showcases the magical charm of nature, making her look forward to this trip across the strait to Gansu.
Li Xuan was born in Taitung, and the sea left a deep impression on her growth process. "It takes only five minutes to get to the seaside after leaving home." As she grew up, she went to Keelung to study navigation, and during her internship, she drifted on the sea for more than ten days and nights.
On July 17th, Li Xuan visited the Gansu Provincial Museum. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Yang
Li Xuan gradually realized that what he truly longed for was not to pursue a career in navigation, but to have the opportunity to go further and see more.
Walking around is Li Xuan's dream. She had been to the mainland when she was a child, but her memory was vague, only remembering that it might have been a summer when she participated in a dragon boat race.
The vast continent, in Li Xuan's impression, was once a "far and large place", but now it has become the "next stop" locked in by her "ship".
At the beginning of this year, Li Xuan joined the Taiwan Youth New Media team called "Taiwan Tomatoes Red". The initiator of the team is a Taiwanese girl born in the 1990s. The team's vision is to record the bits and pieces of cross-strait communication through videos, so that more Taiwanese people can better understand the mainland.
Due to this opportunity, Li Xuan came to Xiamen from Taiwan this summer and was invited to participate in a joint interview, which gave him the first experience of delving into the western part of the mainland.
A gentle breeze comes, the water ripples slightly, and the lights on the shore are shining brightly. On the night cruise of the Yellow River, media people from both sides of the strait jointly focused on the new appearance of the mother river of the Chinese nation.
On July 17th, Li Xuan displayed cultural and creative products purchased from the Gansu Provincial Museum. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Yang
Lin Weigang, a Taiwanese youth self media person who participated in this joint interview, said, "In my impression, the development of the western part of the mainland is relatively lagging behind that of the eastern part. But today, seeing so many tall buildings and beautiful night scenes on both sides of the Yellow River, I truly feel that what I see is what I see. Only through on-site visits can I feel how fast the development of the western part of the mainland is."
"The evening breeze on the Yellow River, the taste of beef noodles, and the enthusiasm of Northwestern people all come with countless genuine feelings, which I can't handle," said Li Xuan.
Walking into the Gansu Provincial Museum and taking photos with cultural relics, experiencing the handmade Lanzhou beef noodles... Taiwanese youth self media figures such as Li Xuan and Lin Weigang personally understand the customs and traditions of the northwest region of mainland China. They raised their cameras and recorded every detail they saw with images.
"I hope to attract more Taiwanese compatriots to come to the mainland for on-site visits through these vivid images," said Li Xuan.
In the next few days, Li Xuan will also go with the delegation to the Balsi Snow Mountain, Danxia Geopark, Jiayuguan Pass, the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang and other places. When talking about her future itinerary, she was quite enthusiastic and said, "I hope my film can also become a 'ship', connecting the friendship between young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait."
