CGTN Documentary"Taiwan Through the Ages: Savoring Nostalgia"

BEIJING,June 27, 2025/PRNewswire/ -- This episode of CGTN's three-part documentary exploringTaiwanadopts a unique food-centric perspective in investigating the inseparable cultural bonds that tie the island and the Chinese mainland together.

Riding his motorbike,Taipeifood vlogger Wang Yiqin takes us on a journey around Taiwan Island to investigate the concept ofKo Cha Bi– a phrase used by migrants toTaiwanfromFujianto express their nostalgia for the flavors of home.

In the Gangshan district of Kaohsiung, second-generation restaurateurLiu Yijunis keeping alive theSichuanfood heritage brought toTaiwanby his father. A simple bowl of braised beef noodles stands as testimony to the resilience of the 1949 Taiwan-bound veterans and tells the tale of thejuancun– military villages – where they settled and laid down roots with their families.

The story continues across the Straits, onDongshan IslandinFujian. Back in his ancestral home,Taiwanentrepreneur Lin Shengzhang creates cultural figurines that bridge shared cross-Straits beliefs. Also, there's Yan Dingzhao, who has fulfilled a half-century dream by bringing his father's ashes from Penghu to Dongshan. Here, local delicacies including fish noodle soup and oyster omelets resonate withTaiwan'sbraised pork rice and oyster pancakes, revealing a shared culinary DNA.

The documentary explores the emotional and spiritual appeal of these totemic flavors and the history they're associated with. We attend the traditional Dragon Boat Festival in Zhangzhou and discover how the localzongzi– sticky rice wrapped in a bamboo leaf – has become a symbol of kinship ties; we meet theWufeng Linfamily in Taichung and hear about their yearning for theirFujianroots; and we discover how the tradition of making tofu is reflected in two shared place names.

In Dali,Southwest China,Taiwanbusinessman Lin Yunlian has spent two decades cultivatingTaiwan'shigh-mountain oolong tea in the kindred soil of Mount Cangshan, on the same latitude. His simple remark"It's easy to settle,"epitomizes the strength of the cultural roots shared by people on the two sides of the Taiwan Straits.

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