The second cross-strait youth creative exchange event kicked off in Luoyuan, Fuzhou

China News Service, Fuzhou, August 18 (Yan Xu, Ye Qiuyun) The second Cross-Strait (Fuzhou) Youth Creative (Crafts) Exchange Event kicked off on the 18th in Luoyuan County, Fuzhou City. More than 180 young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait embarked on a five-day immersive exchange and study tour of jade cultural creation and She culture.

Traditional jade carving and seal cutting skills are common cultural symbols across the Taiwan Straits. Luo Yuan relies on the local coastal jade industry resources and the living and inherited She culture to continue to build a regular exchange platform for youth from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. This event builds an integrated exchange model of "master study, hand-made co-creation, industry docking, and cultural roots" to promote creative co-creation and industrial co-research among young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

In the afternoon of that day, a practical seal-carving experience was held at Luoyuan Binhai Jade Cultural City. Young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait held carving knives to carve exclusive name seals and engraved beautiful messages for cross-strait exchanges on the side of the stone.

Chen Yurong, who comes from Sanyi Township, Miaoli, Taiwan, is a craftsman in a local woodcarving craft workshop. She expressed her hope that through this event, she could observe the works of Shoushan stone carving masters up close, experience seal carving and printing with her own hands, and explore the aesthetic similarities and creative differences between the two crafts of "wood and stone". She also looked forward to bringing Luoyuan jade culture and She elements back to Sanyi and integrating them into future wood carving creations.

During the event, young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait will visit the She ethnic minority villages and carry out check-in activities such as visiting ancient houses, making handicrafts of lacquer painting, learning the She language, identifying She medicines, and experiencing the Eight Wells Boxing to immerse themselves in the charm of the She ethnic culture; visit Luoyuan Ocean World and explore the unique marine ecological culture of Luoyuan Bay; visit the Fuzhou Science and Technology Museum to experience cutting-edge scientific and technological innovation, and explore new ways to integrate traditional craftsmanship and digital creativity.