Fujian Province and Taiwan Province Province are separated only by a strip of water, which has a unique geographical advantage for Taiwan Province. During the in-depth study and practice of Scientific Outlook on Development activities, we should deeply understand the spirit of the instructions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, make good use of flexible preferential policies, give full play to the advantages of "Five Fates", carry forward Mazu culture, and emerge more "flexible Mazu" to promote exchanges, understanding and understanding between compatriots on both sides of the strait, jointly build harmonious and win-win cross-strait relations, promote the peaceful reunification of the motherland, and ensure the long-term well-being of compatriots on both sides of the strait.
First, Mazu culture is of great significance to speeding up the construction of the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait.
The economic zone on the west side of the Straits is separated from Taiwan Province Province in the east, the Yangtze River Delta in the north and the Pearl River Delta in the south. It is an important part of China coastal economic belt and occupies an important position in the layout of regional economic development in China. Fujian province occupies a dominant position in the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait, and the relationship between Fujian and Taiwan goes back to ancient times. In May, 2005, Lu Zhangong, secretary of the provincial party committee, put forward the concept of "Five Fates of Love" between Fujian and Taiwan and explained it: geographical proximity, blood affinity, cultural affinity, business affinity and legal affinity have unique advantages in the exchanges with Taiwan. At present, great positive changes have taken place in cross-strait relations, which provides an important opportunity for the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait to accelerate its development and carry out cooperation with Taiwan. Supporting Fujian Province to speed up the construction of the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait is a strategic plan to strengthen cross-strait exchanges and cooperation and promote the great cause of peaceful reunification of the motherland, which is of great economic and political significance. The State Council's Opinions on Supporting Fujian Province to Accelerate the Construction of the Economic Zone on the West Side of the Taiwan Strait points out: Give full play to the advantages of natural and cultural resources in the Economic Zone on the West Side of the Taiwan Strait, expand the common cultural connotation on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and highlight the theme of "Strait Tourism" to make it an internationally renowned tourist destination and a natural and cultural tourism center with distinctive characteristics.
Fujian is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in China and the main ancestral home of compatriots in Taiwan Province Province. In this fertile land of Zhong Ling, Mazu culture, Hakka culture and Minnan culture, which are both regional and global, have been bred, and the "Maritime Silk Road" connecting eastern and western civilizations has been opened up, which has made the outstanding pattern of the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait today. Especially, Mazu culture, which originated from Meizhou Island in Putian City, has more than 200 million followers in the world. It can be said that where there is water, there is the spread of Mazu culture. In this sense, Mazu culture is a treasure in China culture.
Mazu belief is deeply rooted in the spiritual life of compatriots on both sides of the strait. The recognition of Mazu culture's "roots, ancestors and veins" has connected more than 200 million Mazu believers in five continents and four seas, written a colorful stroke in the history of Sino-foreign exchanges, enhanced cross-strait personnel exchanges and economic and trade cooperation, and become a bridge and link for the harmonious development of the two sides. At the third Meizhou Mazu Strait Forum, Li, a professor at Nanyang Research Institute of Xiamen University, said: "Today, the belief of compatriots on both sides of the strait and overseas Chinese in Mazu has been given new content by the times, that is, the pursuit and expectation of the peaceful reunification of the motherland." On May 22nd, a delegation of 15 people led by Zhang arrived in Taiwan Province. In an interview, they said that believing in Mazu is a common belief on both sides of the strait. I earnestly hope that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will continue to take Mazu culture as a link, constantly expand non-governmental exchanges and cooperation, and make active efforts to carry forward Mazu spirit, inherit Chinese civilization, build the United States on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and seek the well-being of compatriots. Zhang's words expressed the common aspiration of the people on both sides of the strait.
Second, Mazu belief culture has a long history.
Mazu belief is a local folk belief spontaneously formed by the masses in the southeast coastal areas of China. She is of great significance to unite the strength of overseas Chinese, enhance their feelings for the motherland, promote national reunification and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Meizhou Island is the hometown of Mazu, the world-famous goddess of maritime peace, and the birthplace of Mazu culture. According to the Records of the Mother of the Heavenly King and related historical records, Mazu, whose original name was Maureen, was born on March 23rd in the first year of Song Jianlong (AD 960) in Guxianliang Port, Putian (now Ligang Village, Shanting Township), and ascended to heaven on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month in the fourth year of Song Yongxi (AD 987). During her lifetime, she often went to sea to help villagers and passing merchant ships who suffered shipwrecks and diseases. Later generations admired her spirit of doing good and helping the world all her life, and built a temple for her on Meizhou Island, honoring her as a god. The imperial courts in Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties were deeply impressed by Mazu's excellent quality, and awarded 36 awards successively, with titles ranging from "Madame" and "Tian Fei" to "Tianhou" and "Notre Dame de Avicencia", thus "Tianhou" and "Notre Dame de Avicencia" became the holy names of Mazu.
According to historical records, Mazu belief in Taiwan Province Province was mainly introduced from Fujian. In the Song Dynasty, pioneers who exploited Taiwan Province Province usually carried Mazu gods or spells invited from Mazu Tempel when crossing the dangerous straits, and when they entered Taiwan Province, they also brought Mazu belief into Taiwan Province Province. According to research, since the Southern Song Dynasty, people in Taiwan Province Province have crossed the Taiwan Province Strait to pay homage to Mazu on Meizhou Island, and invited the statue of Mazu from Mazu Tempel, Chinese mainland to return to Taiwan Province Province to pay homage. It is because of their belief in Mazu that Taiwan Province compatriots always try their best to come to the mainland, especially Mazu Tempel in Meizhou and Tianhou Palace in Xianliang Port, whenever and wherever they are. It is reported that in the history of cross-strait exchanges, many firsts have been created: from June 24th to May 5th, 1997+65438, Mazujin in Meizhou toured Taiwan Province Province for the first time in a thousand years, staying in 35 temples in counties and cities, and visiting Taiwan Province Province100000. On July 23rd, 2002, Mazu, the first day's harem in Penghu, Mazu Tempel, Taiwan Province, went to Tianhou Temple in Quanzhou, his ancestral temple, and realized direct shipping between Penghu and Quanzhou for more than 50 years. From July 25th to August 9th, Mazu of Tianhou Palace in Quanzhou also flew directly to Taiwan Province Strait to burn incense in Penghu. There are four direct flights for the whole activity. During this period, the post and telecommunications departments in Quanzhou and Penghu respectively issued commemorative covers with the same theme, which became a story in the history of cross-strait exchanges.
Although Mazu's life is short, her noble sentiments and touching deeds of loving labor, people, being brave, helping the poor and helping the needy, and selfless dedication reflect the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. After Mazu's death, people further shaped her into a compassionate, lovely, respectable and amiable goddess according to their own wishes and ideals, so as to influence and educate future generations and carry forward the national spirit. Huang Gongdu, a famous poet in the Song Dynasty, wrote in his poem, "It is said that Li Ze is still alive" and "still saves energy and national merit after death"; Emperor Yongle, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, wrote a poem "Help the weak and help the poor, come when you are called, and pray when you come". These poems are not only a high generalization of Mazu spirit, but also show that feudal rulers, thinkers and writers in past dynasties attached great importance to Mazu's educational function, hoping to make Mazu spirit a driving force to promote national prosperity, national unity and people's livelihood. This is the connotation of Mazu culture. In this sense, Mazu spirit is undoubtedly one of the outstanding cultural heritages of the Chinese nation.
Third, build a cross-strait exchange and cooperation platform with Mazu culture as the link.
Strengthen the exchange of ancestral culture and folk culture, further strengthen the role of Mazu culture as a cultural link connecting the feelings of compatriots on both sides of the strait, carry out all-round and multi-level exchanges with Taiwan, promote cultural exchanges and personnel interaction, build an important base for cross-strait cultural exchanges, and build a frontier platform for cross-strait exchanges and cooperation.
During a recent investigation in Fujian, State Councilor Liu Yandong pointed out that it is necessary to grasp the theme of peaceful development of cross-strait relations, seize the historical opportunity of building an economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait, strengthen the exchange of ancestral culture and folk culture, and enhance the cultural link function of Mazu culture to link the feelings of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, so as to make positive contributions to the great cause of peaceful reunification of the motherland. The cultural communication between Fujian and Taiwan is an important link for people on both sides of the strait to communicate, deepen their understanding and enhance their feelings. We should further enrich the connotation of communication. With ancestral culture as the source, Mazu culture as the theme, and local operas such as Puxian Opera as the important carrier, we will extensively carry out cultural exchanges with Taiwan, protect ancestral tombs, build genealogy museums, local chronicles museums and celebrity museums, develop ancestral culture, ancestral culture and ancestral temple culture in an orderly manner, carry out religious pairing exchange activities, and increase Taiwan Province compatriots' recognition of "root". "Ancestor" and "pulse" follow 2006. At present, 654.38 million Taiwan Province compatriots travel to Mazu Tempel, Meizhou, Putian every year.
Establish cross-strait tourism cooperation mechanism, promote two-way tourism routes, give full play to the advantages of natural and cultural resources in the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait, enhance the attraction of scenic spots such as Mazu and Chen Jinggu to tourists on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, expand the common cultural connotation of Mazu culture and Chen Jinggu culture, cultivate the brand of "cross-strait tourism", and make Haixi an important natural and cultural tourism center in China. Focusing on coastal tourism, eco-tourism and cultural tourism, we will further integrate tourism resources, strengthen the construction of tourist attractions and supporting facilities, run various tourism festivals well, enrich tourism products, open up the tourism market, and cultivate a number of distinctive, influential and beneficial tourism products. Support Mazu culture and Chen Jinggu cultural tourism festival, and make this festival an important platform for prospering folk culture, expanding exchanges and cooperation, and maintaining cross-strait peace and prosperity.
Fourth, promote the development of cultural industry with Mazu cultural brand.
Cultural industry is an important carrier of developing socialist culture under the condition of market economy. In response to the current international financial crisis, we must face up to difficulties, turn crises into opportunities, speed up development, and cultivate cultural industries into new growth points of the national economy. Strengthen cross-strait cultural industry cooperation, focus on the development of specialized, sophisticated, special and new cultural enterprises, create a number of cultural brands with obvious regional characteristics, show the style of the west side of the Taiwan Strait and have influence at home and abroad, and effectively make Mazu cultural industry bigger and stronger.
Integrate cultural resources, create a number of cultural brands with obvious regional characteristics, show the style of the west side of the Taiwan Strait and have influence at home and abroad, focus on developing Mazu culture, and promote Chen Jinggu culture, Minnan culture, Hakka culture, red land culture, ship administration culture, She culture, culture and other characteristic cultures. Do a good job in the survey of Mazu building and further improve it. Strengthen the protection of cultural relics and intangible cultural heritage, improve infrastructure such as historical and cultural cities, and properly protect historical and cultural blocks. For example, the Xiuyu Folk Culture Research Association was established in Putian City to conduct a general survey of Mazu architecture, actively connect with Mazu in Taiwan Province Province, focus on Mazu culture research, and compile cultural series such as Mazu Records. Mazu Culture's application to UNESCO for "World Intangible Cultural Heritage" has been approved by the Ministry of Culture, and the final application result will be announced in September.
Further improve the industrial cooperation mechanism. Develop long-term cooperation with cultural circles in Taiwan Province Province and interact with each other all the year round. Make good use of the special policies and flexible measures given by the central government to our province, simplify the procedures for cultural exchanges with Taiwan, and optimize the environment for cultural industry cooperation. Encourage governments at all levels and departments to increase investment in cultural exchanges between Fujian and Taiwan, and provide human, financial and material support for key areas, key units, key projects and major events.
Improve the market mechanism, open up diversified investment channels, and bring cultural exchange projects suitable for market-oriented operation to the market, such as jointly establishing Industry-University-Research's integrated Straits University. Promote the signing of cooperation contracts between the media in the two places, form a normal interaction between publicity and reporting, maintain a good public opinion atmosphere for cultural exchanges between Fujian and Taiwan, and turn the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait into an important cultural industry base.
5. "Living Mazu" prayed for the peaceful reunification of the motherland
It is the common aspiration of the people of China to carry forward Chinese culture and promote the peaceful reunification of the motherland. Benevolence is the core philosophical connotation of Mazu culture, and the formation, development and spread of Mazu culture all revolve around the idea of benevolence in Mazu culture. With the increasing number of Mazu believers on both sides of the strait, there are more and more "living Mazu". Their love is boundless, because with the "marrow margin", another new life has been derived. They stand on the height of the overall interests of the country and the national righteousness and pray for the greatest peace of the people on both sides of the strait.
Please see Xinhua. com。 In 2007, Taiwan Province compatriots donated hematopoietic stem cells to leukemia patients in Fujian for the first time. 10 year 10 On October 24th, Zhao Wei, a leukemia patient in Zhangzhou, received allogeneic bone marrow transplantation at the Union Medical College Hospital affiliated to Fujian Medical University. 100 ml hematopoietic stem cells donated by compatriots in Taiwan Province Province were successfully implanted into the body, and the patient recovered and was discharged. In June 2005, 35-year-old Zhao Wei was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and needed hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Although the stock of Chinese bone marrow bank reached more than 600 thousand, he could not find a suitable donor. Union Medical College Hospital applied to Tzu Chi Bone Marrow Stem Cell Center in Taiwan Province Province for matching, and selected a donor in Hualien, Taiwan. The young man the same age as Zhao Wei agreed to the donation request. 13 years1On October 22nd, doctors from Taiwan's Hualien Tzu Chi General Hospital began to extract hematopoietic stem cells from donors. At 19: 30, a total of hematopoietic stem cells 100 ml were extracted. At 0: 05 on 24th, 100 ml hematopoietic stem cells from the other side of the Taiwan Strait began to be imported into Zhao Wei.
2001June 65438+3, Chen Xia, a girl from Jiangsu province suffering from leukemia, also received a bone marrow transplant in Suzhou. A young man in Taiwan Province Province donated her bone marrow, and the cross-strait family story that blood is thicker than water touched countless people.
In 2007, Hangbin, Jiangsu Province donated hematopoietic stem cells to compatriots in Taiwan Province Province. At that time, she was the first person to donate to Taiwan Province in Chinese mainland in cooperation with China Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donor Database and Taiwan Province Tzu Chi Bone Marrow Database. There are still many donors of hematopoietic stem cells on both sides of the strait. In the face of such great love, endless national veins have become closer because of the injection of great love. Just "Love at the marrow margin", let us feel countless times that this passionate love is so real and so warm.
Compatriots on both sides of the strait have the same roots and come down in one continuous line. They are brothers and sisters, and blood is thicker than water. They donate hematopoietic stem cells to each other, which is closely related to each other. This is the life of "living Mazu" ... Dapeng rises in the wind one day and soars into Wan Li. We believe that with the attention and care of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, Mazu culture will glow with infinite charm and closely link the hearts of people on both sides of the strait! As long as each of us makes due efforts, the trickle of cross-strait non-governmental exchanges will eventually converge into a surging wave, break through all obstacles and open up broader prospects for the peaceful development of cross-strait relations. As Guo Jun, president of the Association for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification across the Taiwan Strait, said: "I hope Mazu will bless compatriots on both sides of the strait for reconciliation and harmony; Reunification at an early date and peaceful reunification of the motherland at an early date. "
Editor's Note: In order to deepen the study and practice activities in Scientific Outlook on Development, analyze and summarize the successful experience of implementing Scientific Outlook on Development in our province, and explore the new ideas, new countermeasures and new measures of "scientific development and four firsts", sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and jointly undertaken by Fujian Daily News Center, Fujian Communication Magazine, Fujian Branch Life Magazine and Fujian Southeast News Network, the essay-writing activity "I offer suggestions for Haixi" was carried out among party member, cadres and the masses. Lin, deputy director of the District Records Office, wrote the article "Promoting Mazu Culture and Protecting Cross-Strait Well-being", which was screened by the Office of the Organizing Committee of "I Offer Good Strategies for Haixi" and published on the Southeast Fujian News Network on June 24th. Now this website has been reprinted.