A glimpse of Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan Province： Rushing ahead just for the most beautiful reunion.

　　Xinhua News Agency, Taipei, September 15th: On the road, just for reunion — — A glimpse of Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan Province

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Xueyi Liu Gang

　　"Two or three days ago, I called my parents and told them that I was going home in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and told them not to go out to play by themselves, at least remember to leave me the key, haha." Lai Yuzhen, a young man from Taichung, is sitting in the waiting hall, looking forward to the Mid-Autumn Festival night with his family.

　　15th is the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is also the first day of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in Taiwan Province. People come and go in Taipei Transfer Station, an important transportation hub in Taiwan Province. Many people in Taiwan Province dragged their luggage and hurried to their hometowns for reunion.

　　Just the day before, the traffic on the island was paralyzed by the strong typhoon "Moranti". But for Lai Yuzhen, even if the road to home is blocked, it is only temporary.

　　"If you are a day late, you can always go home." The optimistic young man said.

　　Lai Yuzhen, who works in Taipei, goes back to his home in Taichung almost every month. It takes two or three hours by car and costs NT$ 300 to NT$ 400, which is very convenient. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a four-day holiday, which is more like going home to rest for him. But Lai Yuzhen also cherishes the Mid-Autumn Festival, an important traditional festival second only to the Spring Festival.

　　"The Mid-Autumn Festival can be barbecued and sung, and there are many programs. The most important thing is that families get together." Lai Yuzhen said that he is looking forward to going home and drinking beef soup cooked by his father. Lai’s father used to be a cook, and his craft was great.

　　"Sometimes we will go to other places in Taiwan Province to play together during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but when there is a typhoon in the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, everyone decides to stay at home." Lai Yuzhen said that my parents often watch the travel programs of "Wondering in the Mainland", and they are working as photography assistants. I am looking forward to visiting the mainland one day.

　　It was his college classmate Weng Shengyong who returned to Taichung with Lai Yuzhen this time. The young man who is engaged in design work in Taipei is carrying a box of moon cakes he just bought. "Although Taichung should be able to buy them, I still want to bring some gifts home to make my grandparents, parents happier." He said.

　　Compared with Lai Yuzhen, who bought tickets in the morning in no hurry, Zheng Ziqian, a freshman in Taiwan Province Shih Chien University, booked a ticket back to Kaohsiung in the Mid-Autumn Festival as early as August 26th when the passenger transport system opened for advance sale, ready to reunite with his family as in previous years. Later, several friends met again in Taichung, so she changed her ticket to Taichung on August 31st.

　　"In the past, it happened to be Grandpa’s birthday during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Grandpa had eight children. No matter how busy he was, everyone would go home on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Four generations lived under one roof, with more than 40 people, which was very lively. Three years ago, Grandpa passed away. Although everyone will still return to Kaohsiung in the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is not as neat as before. " Zheng Zikai said.

　　Two days ago, I heard that the typhoon "Moranti" came, and Zheng Ziqian was very anxious. "I was afraid that I would get soaked in soup with my family and friends." After the typhoon, she was relieved to hear that only the iron gate in Kaohsiung’s house was blown away and everything else was fine.

　　"I’m going to Taichung to have a party with my friends today, and I’m going back to Kaohsiung from Taichung tomorrow afternoon. My family will have a happy barbecue." Zheng Zikai said.

　　Taiwan Province Mid-Autumn Festival barbecue is flourishing. Gao’s twin sisters, who are sophomores at Taipei University of Nursing and Health, don’t know exactly when barbecue became a "necessary program" for reunion night, but they have the impression that barbecue smells every Mid-Autumn Festival.

　　The sisters booked tickets on September 10th, but they could only get the train leaving at 17: 30 on 15th, so it was a little late to return to Changhua’s home. So the two sisters lined up in the waiting hall early in the morning, hoping to make up the earlier train and go home early for a reunion dinner.

　　For Xu Qiuyan, who is middle-aged, it doesn’t matter whether she cooks barbecue or not. The most important thing is to go back to Taichung to see her parents. As the guard’s husband was on duty during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xu Qiuyan took her daughter who had already taken part in the work with her.

　　"The children’s grandparents used to be in Kaohsiung, and we will return to Kaohsiung in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now that the old man has come to Taipei, we will take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to see her grandparents. " Xu Qiuyan said, "I’m very happy to go home and eat my mother’s cooking and eat some moon cakes."

　　When asked "Do you want to enjoy the moon", Xu Qiuyan’s daughter is a little sorry: "In recent years, the Mid-Autumn Festival has always been cloudy and can’t see the moon."

　　This Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather is still not necessarily beautiful. But for these people who are in a hurry, whether they are going home or meeting friends, reunion is beautiful.