(Seria, 13th)—Chairman of the Seria Fuzhou Association, Huang Linming, stated that tonight's Mid-Autumn Festival event has received everyone's participation, and the generous sponsorship of the advisory committee. The main purpose is none other than the fact that the Mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional festival of our Chinese nation, and we want our children to gain a deep understanding of the essence of traditional Chinese culture. Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has carried expectations for family reunion, hopes for a happy family, and wishes for a harmonious society and national happiness.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also the most poetic of our cultural festivals. Poets' sentiments are wide-ranging—there exists tender longing, solitary reflections leading to tears, feelings over joys and sorrows, and the helplessness of fortunes rising and falling overnight. Putting these aside, the Mid-Autumn Festival is simply a wonderful day for reunion, allowing us to feel a connection that transcends time and space, just as the saying goes: "People today do not see the moon of old, but the present moon once shone upon the ancients." And as Su Shi said: "May we live long and share the beauty of the moon across thousands of miles."
He said, here he would like to share with everyone a folk tale about the moon. On Qin Shaoyou's wedding night, he was refused at the door by Su Xiaomei. Su Xiaomei came up with the upper line: "Closing the door pushes out the moon at the window," and Qin Shaoyou could not think of a matching lower line for a while. Su Dongpo's inspiration: Su Dongpo saw the moon’s reflection in the pond and came up with an idea—he picked up a stone and threw it into the water, cleverly inspiring Qin Shaoyou to come up with the lower line: "Throwing a stone stirs open the sky at the water's bottom." Thus, a beautiful romance was accomplished.
He concluded by wishing everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, may flowers bloom and the moon be full, and happiness and perfection be yours! May the full moon bring full lives and success in all things, and may everyone enjoy a wonderful evening together.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also the most poetic of our cultural festivals. Poets' sentiments are wide-ranging—there exists tender longing, solitary reflections leading to tears, feelings over joys and sorrows, and the helplessness of fortunes rising and falling overnight. Putting these aside, the Mid-Autumn Festival is simply a wonderful day for reunion, allowing us to feel a connection that transcends time and space, just as the saying goes: "People today do not see the moon of old, but the present moon once shone upon the ancients." And as Su Shi said: "May we live long and share the beauty of the moon across thousands of miles."
He said, here he would like to share with everyone a folk tale about the moon. On Qin Shaoyou's wedding night, he was refused at the door by Su Xiaomei. Su Xiaomei came up with the upper line: "Closing the door pushes out the moon at the window," and Qin Shaoyou could not think of a matching lower line for a while. Su Dongpo's inspiration: Su Dongpo saw the moon’s reflection in the pond and came up with an idea—he picked up a stone and threw it into the water, cleverly inspiring Qin Shaoyou to come up with the lower line: "Throwing a stone stirs open the sky at the water's bottom." Thus, a beautiful romance was accomplished.
He concluded by wishing everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, may flowers bloom and the moon be full, and happiness and perfection be yours! May the full moon bring full lives and success in all things, and may everyone enjoy a wonderful evening together.