Handshake Across the Sea

Author: Internet News Research Center
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: In the spring of 2005, at the invitation of General Secretary Hu Jintao, the then Chairman of the Kuomintang, Lien Chan, and the Chairman of the People First Party,, visited the mainland in succession. In just a few days, on the internet, tens of thousands of netizens spontaneously composed poems and wrote verses to celebrate this historic meeting, forming a magnificent online poetry festival. This poetry collection, carefully selected from the vast number of poems submitted by netizens, is divided into ten parts: "Echoes of the Tide," "A Historic Handshake," "Taiwan, My Brother," "Ten Admonitions to 'A-Bian'," and others, featuring 181 poems. The selected poems vary in style, including modern poems like "Mama, Big Brother Is Back," which spread widely online and deeply moved people, as well as many classical poems with well-crafted rhythms and enduring imagery. They represent a broad spectrum and are suitable for readers of all levels.
Table of Contents
Editor's Preface
1. Echoes of the Tide
2. A Historic Handshake
3. The Peace Dove Has Arrived
4. Taiwan, My Brother
5. Mama, Big Brother Is Back
6. Bridge of the Soul
7. Visiting the Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen
8. Paying Tribute to the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor
9. Urging the Opening of the Taiwan Strait
10. Ten Admonitions to 'A-Bian'
Afterword