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china news service, zhengzhou, august 31, title: taiwan compatriots' trip to henan: from "completely not understanding" to "wanting to bring family members"

written by huang xinxin

on august 31, taiwanese compatriot li nianyu just finished his visit in zhengzhou and boarded the high-speed train to luoyang with his wife. "it's not easy to come here, so of course i have to see more."

three days ago, the "tracing the origin·henan success tour" event hosted by the cross-strait taiwan compatriots non-governmental exchange promotion association was launched in henan. nearly 40 taiwanese compatriots visited the roots museum, checked in at the henan museum, and toured the "only henan·drama fantasy city" theme park to experience the unique charm of central plains culture.

for most of the taiwanese who visited, henan was a place they had never been to before. “i will definitely come again” became the most common expression at the end of their trip.

a search for the roots of my surname helped me find my origin.

"before, i only knew that i grew up in taiwan, but my grandfather told me that our ancestors followed zheng chenggong to taiwan, and the origin of our family can be traced back to henan," said zhou xuwei, a young taiwanese who visited the roots museum. after learning that many surnames in taiwan came from gushi, henan, she posted what she saw and heard on the way to the family group. "are we from henan?" zhou xuwei asked, and her grandfather replied: "yes."

a trip to a museum to hear the echoes of history.

the copper square tripod with animal face and nipple pattern, the mural of four gods in clouds, the golden tablet of wu zetian... the taiwanese compatriots followed the exhibits introduced by the tour guide of henan museum closely and took pictures of their favorite cultural relics from time to time.