雖然從沒接觸過應該會感覺很遙遠, 卻因為知道爺爺奶奶曾在那生活過而覺得很好奇也點親近; 那是一種有點衝突又有點奇妙的感覺,
It's an extraordinary family trip. Not only my granduncle and all my father's brothers and sisters joined, it's the first time that my dad, my mom, my sister, my brother and myself went somewhere abroad all together. The village we visited in China was where my grandparents were came from. The people we met were the relatives we had never known or met before.
Although I should feel distant because I had no contact with that part of the world before, I actually felt curious and a bit close to there because I knew that my grandparents used to live there. The feeling was a bit conflict and intrigued.
Day 1
- 台北松山機場 Taipei SonShan Airport, Taiwan --> 金門 Kinmen, Taiwan --> 中國廈門 Xiamen, China --> 鼓浪嶼 Gulangyu --> 夜宿廈門磐基皇冠假日酒店 Browne Plaza Hotel PARAGON XIAMEN
Day 2
- Hotel --> 安海華達大飯店 Huada Hotel --> 福建省泉州市晉江市安海镇可慕村 Kemu village, Anhai, Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian --> 夜宿安海華達大飯店 Huada Hotel
來到爺爺奶奶的家鄉 可慕村
他們在這裡成長 相識 結婚
他們也從這裡 離開他們的根 前往台灣
爺爺是在日本歸還台灣後大約民國34年被派來台灣的
第一次搭船到台灣很坎坷
不能帶奶奶
又不幸遭遇船難
被救醒時是在大陸某個海岸
造成爺爺以後都不喜歡水
輾轉回家後再出發
第二次安全抵達
直到第三次
才順利接奶奶一起到台灣
當時的他們一直以為
很快 就可以 回家
因為以為很快就可以回家
政府要給的地沒有拿
因為以為很快就可以回家
當兩岸突然不能通信交流
當爺爺奶奶無法再與父母兄弟姊妹聯繫
那種痛應該是我們無法想像的
持續五六十年一輩子的遺憾
十幾年前兩岸開放探親
爺爺奶奶第一次回去
也是他們唯一的一次
離開時是年輕的小伙子小姑娘
回去時卻已是白髮斑斑的老年人
父母都已不在 獨留墓碑參拜
今天
站在曾祖父母和曾曾祖父母的墓前
流下的淚
是因為心疼那一代必須經歷的大時代的無奈
更是因為不捨爺爺奶奶當時在此的心情
年邁的他們
想必在父母的墓前 百感焦急
爺爺奶奶的意外人生
為我們鋪下幸福的種子
我想
對爺爺奶奶而言
台灣應該是家
中國應該是根
對我們而言
台灣是家 也是根
中國則彷彿是根的延伸故事
生在台灣的我們
不僅理所當然地享受家人的愛
更享受自由民主
幸福的背後
有太多動人的故事
有太多感恩
更多關於大陸探親的照片的照片在這裡,
We arrived the village where my grandparents grew up, met, and got married, and where they left for Taiwan.
My grandfather came to Taiwan because Japan lost the war and returned Taiwan back to the Chinese government. The first time he was not allowed to take my grandmother, and the boat was sunk on the way accidentally. When he woke up, he was rescued at a coast of mailand China. He had been not like water since then. The second time he arrived Taiwan successfully. When things are more settled, he went back to take my grandmother.
When they came to Taiwan, they thought that they would go back home soon. Therefore, they didn't take any land the government would like to offer. When the communication between Taiwan and China was forbidden suddenly and when they couldn't contact their family on the other side of the strait anymore, how hopeless and helpless were they?
The next time and the only time they went back home in their lives was already around 50 years later. When they left home, they were youths. When they went back home, they were elders. They didn't see their parents again, but only the tombstones.
Today, standing in front of the tombstones of the ancestors, I had tears in my eyes because I thought of the heartbreaking feeling of my grandparents when they stood here 10 years ago.
An accident in my grandparent's lives lead to the happiness lives of our generation in Taiwan. I think for my grandparents, Taiwan, where they spent most of their life time, should be the home , but China, where they grew up, should be the root. For us, Taiwan is the home and the root, while China is the extended story about the root. Luckily we have all our family around, and we enjoy the democracy and freedom. Behind the happiness, there are lots touching stories, and appreciations.
More photos about the trip to my grandparents' village are available here.
Day 3
- Hotel --> 開元寺 KaiYuan Temple --> 閩台緣博物館 Museum for Fujian-Taiwan Kinship --> 環島路 Huandao Rd. --> 夜宿廈門磐基皇冠假日酒店 Browne Plaza Hotel PARAGON XIAMEN
更多關於廈門和泉州的的照片在這裡.
More photos at Quanzhou and Xiamen are available here.
ps. 紀錄一下一間超讚的按摩中醫堂, 以及很新的酒店.
ps. Below links are one great Chinese massage place and a nice hotel.
- 泉舜中醫堂 -
福建省厦门市湖里区嘉禾路488号怡鹭大厦
0592-5503030
Note. 特別推薦泉舜中醫堂的按摩(RMB 70), 刮沙(RMB 30)和拔罐(RMB 30), 我們全家都給超高評價! 下次去廈門我一定要再去! (至於廈門有一間按摩連鎖店X桶水... 個人覺得不要去浪費錢...)
- 磐基皇冠假日酒店 Browne Plaza Hotel PARAGON XIAMEN -
厦门思明区嘉禾路199号
Note. 很新的旅館!
