Source: Taiwan Straits Network
- Many travelers do not carry much luggage with them. Photo by Liu Donghua
- On the square of Xiamen North Railway Station, travelers are about to embark on the way home.
According to the Xiamen Evening News, this year's Spring Festival has begun, and many passengers have packed their bags and embarked on a journey home. Relatives in their hometowns are looking forward to a happy and harmonious reunion day, and many people who are working outside are also worried about their distant hometowns. The wheels of the train rolled forward, and the travelers with their hearts like arrows rushed in the direction of home.
Yesterday, reporters from this newspaper went to Xiamen Railway Station and Xiamen North Railway Station in two ways to interview some passengers on the way home. The waiting hall was orderly, and the reporter found in the interview that although everyone was carrying luggage, because of the convenience of logistics now, many people did not carry much with them, because the gifts and New Year goods for their families had basically been sent back through logistics.
Use a large box to pack musical instruments and bring Fujian 'intangible cultural heritage' back to Guangdong for display
-Xu Yanxin, a student at Xiamen University, carries a musical instrument with him.
In the waiting hall of Xiamen Station, the reporter talked with a young man. The third-year music performance student at Xiamen University, Xu Yanxin, is preparing to take a train back to his hometown of Huizhou, Guangdong. He said that the school was closed on the 14th, and the reason why he returned home a few days later was because he participated in the "Intangible Cultural Heritage into the Campus" activity and taught some primary and secondary school students to blow the flute.
He carried a large red suitcase with him, which was particularly eye-catching. The reporter asked him what he had brought with him and needed such a large box. He generously opened the box and showed it to reporters. In addition to some change of clothes, the most occupied place is a loading box. Xu Yanxin proudly introduced that this box was the second prize he won in a pottery flute competition in Xiamen in March 2018. Because the box is relatively large, he used it to pack some pots when he returned home during the Spring Festival. He said that among these, the professional gong used for playing is the most expensive, one costs more than 1,000 yuan, but the souvenirs bought in the scenic spot only cost more than ten yuan.
Xu Yanxin also introduced that the 埙 is an intangible cultural heritage of Fujian Province, with a history of thousands of years, and is one of the oldest musical instruments in China. Xiamen University began to recruit students majoring in performance in 2016, and he was admitted to this major in 2019. He said that Xiamen University is the only university in the country to offer this major. "A few days ago, I taught some primary and secondary school students in Xiamen to spread more widely in Xiamen. Now I am returning to Guangdong with the whole set, which is convenient for my own study, and can also spread and display the Fujian Intangible Cultural Heritage to my relatives and friends. Xu Yanxin said happily.
Working on the expedition ship for many years, he returned to Hunan with his beloved guitar for the New Year
- Wang Jianjun returns home with his beloved guitar.
Wang Jianjun, a native of Shaoyang, Hunan Province, was preparing to take a train from Xiamen Station to Nanchang West, then transfer to Changsha and then return to shaoyang's hometown. Wang Jianjun said he was a technician in the exploration department of the "Jiageng" research vessel at the Ocean College of Xiamen University, and his wife and 2-year-old children were in their hometown. He said that he has been working in Xiamen for more than 3 years. Due to the convenient logistics, he had already sent back the Gifts for his family for the New Year, and only brought a beloved guitar with him, which was an important "confidant" who accompanied him to the expedition ship to sea.
Wang Jianjun introduced that the "Jiageng" scientific research vessel has no ice-breaking ability and cannot go to the north and south poles, and usually goes to the South China Sea. On the research vessel, Wang Jianjun was responsible for keeping water collection and biological samples and instruments for studying climate, teaching the teachers and students on board how to use these instruments correctly. In addition, he usually does a good job in the maintenance of the instrument. Xiamen University was on holiday on the 14th, and Wang Jianjun was on duty on the ship for a few days before leaving home for the New Year. He said that because he often had to go to sea and there were also winter and summer vacations, he did not spend much time in Xiamen, so his wife and children did not receive Xiamen. He said it usually takes 30 days to go to sea at a time, and he went to sea for 105 days in 2021. Wang Jianjun said: "I carry this guitar with me and play a bullet on a scientific expedition ship, which can relieve the pressure of work, adjust the monotonous life on the ship, and play the bullet at home, which can make life full of fun and bring happiness to my family."
The train didn't leave until 8:30 p.m. He arrived at the train station at 8 a.m
Yesterday morning, the reporter came to the south entrance of Xiamen North Railway Station and found that many passengers were carrying luggage and waiting in line at the entrance to enter the station. According to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, since September last year, the north entrance has been temporarily closed, and passengers need to enter the station from the south entrance.
Passenger Mr. Yang is preparing to take the K4068 train back to Dazhou, Sichuan, a journey that will take nearly 36 hours. He said that he waited at the train station with his compatriots at 8:00 a.m., and the train departed at 8:30 p.m. Mr. Yang said that the four people in his group were all fellow villagers and co-workers on the construction site. Usually, I am very busy on the construction site, and I have no time to go back to my hometown, only to go home for the New Year. He has a son and a daughter, both of whom work in their hometown, and his grandson is already in junior high school. He was ready to return to the county seat and buy some gifts for his grandson.
When I arrived at the North Station, I found that I had taken the wrong station and brought a lot of toys to the two-year-old
Another pair of passengers, Mr. Yang and Ms. Lian, are a couple who are preparing to take a bus back to their hometown in Changde, Hunan. Originally, their friends bought them morning tickets, and they ended up buying them for Xiamen Station. When they arrived at Xiamen North Railway Station, they found that they had taken the wrong station, but it was too late to rush to Xiamen Station, so they had to change to a train at more than 3 p.m., and it would take 10:30 p.m. to get to Hunan.
This year's Spring Festival, they specially went home early to see their children. The child has just entered kindergarten, and the elderly at home are usually responsible for taking care of it. Ms. Lian said that they have been working in Guangdong for more than a decade, and only came to a factory in Xiamen last year to do assembly work. They said that they had been wandering outside, and the most reassuring thing was the child, and this time he came home with a lot of toys, which could accompany him for a few more days.
- Mr. Yang and Ms. Lian.