The unique local customs and human touch remain unchanged after being hit hard by the once-in-a-century pandemic.
Then we went to Wuhan in Central China's Hubei province, a city rich in cultural and historical legacy including the Wuchang Uprising, which ended the millennia-long absolute monarchy in the country. Originating from ancient Chinese classic Liji (The Book of Rites), it remains relevant even today. "The world is for the public" is one of the core beliefs of Mr Sun Yat-sen's philosophy. Walking on the stone steps leading to the mausoleum, I felt as if I were traveling back to that turbulent time. The first stop on our 12-day trip was the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, the final resting place of Sun Yat-sen, the forerunner of China's democratic revolution, on Zijin Mountain in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.
When Mr Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, visited the mainland, I was lucky to be included in the delegation to personally see, experience and learn about the mainland further. That was in 2002, when my elders took me to visit relatives in our hometown on the mainland. It was simultaneously a strange place to me as I had only set foot on the mainland's soil once before this visit. It felt familiar because, in Taiwan, we also celebrate the Lunar New Year, eat Chinese food and learn about the 5,000-year history of the Chinese civilization. I used to feel a familiarity for and yet also a strangeness toward the Chinese mainland. The author is a second-year postgraduate student majoring in commercial law at the College of Law of Taiwan University. Ho Chia-lin: Chinese culture shapes my life Let's hear what they have to say about what they experienced during the trip. BEIJING, Ap/PRNewswire/ - A news report from :Įditor's Note: During his visit to the Chinese mainland between March 27 and April 7, many students accompanied former Kuomintang chairman Ma Ying-jeou.
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