On May 26, 2022, the key project of Education exchange between The Ministry of Education and Taiwan, Taste the Flavor of Jingchu, Find the Charm of Chu, youth from both sides of the Taiwan Straits visited Jingchu food culture exchange activity successfully held in Hubei University of Economics. Fu Hong, vice president of Hubei University of Economics, attended the event and delivered a speech. More than 50 people from Taiwan Youth Center of Taiwan Affairs Office, liaison Department of Taiwan Affairs League, Taiwan Affairs League office, Taiwan students' representatives from Wuhan University and young teachers and students' representatives from Hubei University of Economics attended the event.
At the opening ceremony, Fu Hong, vice president of Hubei University of Economics, warmly welcomed the youth from both sides. He said that the Ministry of Education's exchange program with Taiwan aims to implement Xi Jinping's concept of people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits belong to one and the same family , stimulate the vitality of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship of young people across the Taiwan Straits, and promote the in-depth exchange of tourism and food culture across the Taiwan Straits. He looked forward to this visit to The Jingchu food culture activities can provide a wonderful food feast for everyone, expand the influence of Jingchu food culture, so that more young people across the Straits feel the charm of Chu food.
Professor Zou Zhiping, president of Hubei Chu Cuisine Research Institute, and his team bring wonderful Chu cuisine culture lecture and fine Chu cuisine tasting. In this activity, young people from both sides of the Strait tasted famous Dishes such as Hubei fish ball, grilled Dabie Lamb chop and so on, and immersed made an innovative dish - crisp sugar-coated watermelon. With the assistance of Master Zou's team, young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait created the work together. After wrapping noodles, frying, boiling sugar and drawing silk, they shared the fruits of their labor. Teachers and students from both sides appreciated food carving, pastry making and dessert innovation together.
It is reported that the cross-strait youth visit Jingchu food cultural exchange activities are divided into four parts, in addition to taste the classic Chu food, feel the charm of the master outside also arranged theme discussion, artistic creation, a total taste of the film feast and other links. Professor Li Jingyi from Wuhan University brought a special lecture Food and distance - Tourism catering from traditional culture to interpret the connotation and meaning of tourism catering from traditional culture. In the art creation section, Teacher Yang Yang from the School of Art and Design led us to experience the Chu cuisine culture on ceramics by hand painting, and visited the coin exhibition hall, the Museum of computing tools and the museum of school history. In the evening, young students from both sides of the Taiwan Straits jointly participated in the 8th Golden Flying Swallow Strait micro-film and micro-video Award ceremony, feeling the charm of cross-strait film creation.
