Huang Guangnan, former president of Taiwan University of the Arts, and young scholars from the mainland exchanged greetings: teachers and students across the strait

"Kitaichi, how are you?" I am Teacher Huang, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I believe your work is going very well. Now that the New Year is on holiday, here I say Happy New Year to you, wish you a better and deeper academic development, congratulations. ”

In the video, an old man wearing a gray plaid shirt, black down vest, orange-red tie showing gentlemanly demeanor, kind eyebrows, tells the story, he is 78 years old, former president of National Taiwan University of the Arts, former director of the Taiwan History Museum, and chairman of the Chinese Cultural Relics Conservation Association Huang Guangnan.

Video description: Huang Guangnan, former president of Taiwan University of the Arts, greeted student Liu Beiyi, associate professor of Minnan Normal University. Video source: Sina Weibo (00:25)

The "North One" in Huang Guangnan's mouth is his former student, Liu Beiyi, an associate professor at Minnan Normal University.

"I was reading some materials at home at the time, and I was very touched after receiving the video of President Huang, who as an elder, a highly respected scholar and artist, was really touched to have such encouragement and care for us young descendants during the Spring Festival." Talking about seeing the video, Liu Beiyi recalled to the surging news (www.thepaper.cn).

In May 2019, Huang Guangnan shared his creative experience with Liu Beiyi at his home in Taipei

The origin of the video begins with the New Year's greetings sent by Liu Beiyi to Huang Guangnan on the morning of January 26.

Due to the impact of the epidemic this year, Liu Beiyi did not go north to go home, but chose to stay in Fujian. A few days before the Spring Festival, he gradually came up with the idea of video New Year's greetings, "In the past, New Year's greetings were through WeChat or telephone, and then this year I tried to hope that through the video 'Cloud New Year', it is a little face-to-face feeling." ”

In order to express his heart, Liu Beiyi spent half a day looking for information, and finally wrote eight characteristic "tiger" characters in The Golden Oracle, which was used as a background board during the recording of the video.

"We are all engaged in calligraphy and painting, I usually write calligraphy, and Principal Huang also often paints, inscriptions, inscriptions, poems, has a more in-depth study of calligraphy, in addition, these words also combine the traditional Chinese meaning of writing Spring Festival, writing blessings and praying for the New Year, so I hope to send him blessings in the form of calligraphy." Liu Beiyi said.

Video description: Liu Beiyi, associate professor of Minnan Normal University, has been a teacher of Huang Guangnan, former president of Taiwan University of the Arts. Video source: Sina Weibo (00:52)

The epidemic has blocked the distance between people, but it cannot block the transmission of love. On the morning of January 26, Liu Beiyi sent New Year greetings to his mentor Huang Guangnan, and on the afternoon of the same day, he immediately received a new year's greeting video from his mentor.

According to Liu Beiyi, he studied at the School of Arts of Chinese Min University with a master's degree, and in 2010, he went to Taiwan for an exchange study during his graduate studies, and Huang Guangnan was the president of The National Taiwan University of the Arts at the time. He began to study for a doctorate degree from National Taiwan University and National Taiwan University of the Arts in 2012, and after graduation, he returned to Minnan Normal University in mainland China to teach and engage in academic research work, and Huang Guangnan has been giving professional guidance.

In Liu Beiyi's view, although the years have left traces on Huang Guangnan's white hair and wrinkles, the old man of nearly 80 years old is still as quick-thinking as ever, as always, enthusiastic about academic and professional creation, and still so concerned about the younger generations, which is admirable.

"Many people in our circle have seen the New Year's greeting video, and everyone is very moved, Principal Huang is still a good teacher for others." Liu Beiyi said that he believes that this kind of interaction will also further promote close exchanges between the academic and artistic circles on both sides of the strait.