海峡两岸的灯笼交流

Beautiful lanterns are always a must during Spring Festival. Wherever there are Chinese people, you can see lanterns of all kinds light the festive night. Last Sunday, over 2,800 lanterns were well packed and loaded to make their way to Mazu Island of Taiwan.
漂亮的灯笼一直都是春节期间的一件必需品。只要有中国人的地方，你都可以在节日的夜晚看到各种灯光的灯笼。上星期日，2800多盏包装好、装载好的灯笼被送往台湾的妈祖岛。

This celebration has been going on for ten years, but this year was a bit different. Let's head to the port of Fujian Province to find out more.
庆祝会已经进行了10天了，但是今年有一点不同。让我们前往福建省的港口去了解更多信息。

After cleaving waves on the 30-kilometer journey in the sea, the boat slowly harboured. It has been loaded with festive lanterns and hearty blessings, from Mazu Island of Taiwan. And a couple of hours later, it will return for its journey back home, carrying different lanterns. But the homebound blessing is the same.
在海上乘风破浪航行30公里之后，船慢慢入港停泊。船上装满来自台湾妈祖岛的花灯和真诚的祝福。几个钟头之后，船将带着不同的花灯返航回家。但是返航的祝福是一样的。

Wong Shuqin, the captain, is now busily unloading the new year gift from Mazu. He's been delivering the gifts for many years during Spring Festival. But this time marks something different.
船长Wong Shuqin现在正忙着卸载来自妈祖的新年礼物。他春节期间运载礼物已经运载了很多年了。但是这次有些不同。

Wong Shuqin said, "In the past few years, Taiwan has entrusted lantern makers on the Chinese mainland to make and present gifts to the people of Fujian Province. But this year is the first time the lanterns made in Taiwan are delivered here directly. It's somehow significant."
Wong Shuqin表示：“去过几年，台湾委托中国大陆的灯笼制造商制作、赠送礼物给在福建省的人。但是今年这些灯笼是在台湾制作，直接从这里发送出去。这很有意义。”

The 2,800 lanterns made by craftsmen from seven counties in Fujian Province has also set a record, topping past exchanges in both numbers and styles.
福建省7个县的手工艺人制作的2800盏灯笼还创造了一项纪录，在数量和类型上都超过了以往的交换。

Before long, the boat is fully loaded again. Wong waves goodbye to the people and the land where his grandfather lived.
不久之后，这艘船就再次被装满。Wong和人们以及他祖父居住过的这片土地挥手说再见。

On Thursday night, the lanterns will light up both sides of the Strait, like signposts for travellers at sea.
星期四晚上，灯笼将点亮海峡两岸，就像为海上旅游者设立的路标一样。