"Dispelling epidemic diseases and blessing", "blessing both sides of the Strait" and "Pu Rui descending kindness"... During a calligraphy exchange activity held simultaneously in Pudong New Area of Shanghai and Yilan County of Taiwan on the 23rd, people from Taoist circles on both sides of the Strait waved across the bank to jointly pray for the new year. The "cross strait calligraphy exchange meeting for blessing in the new year" was jointly sponsored by the Shanghai Institute of public relations, Taiwan Chinese Taoist culture promotion and education society and Shanghai Pudong New Area Taoist Association. It was held at Taiqing palace in Pudong New Area and Mingde Taoist Academy in Jiaoxi Township, Yilan County. At the Shanghai activity site of "cross-strait calligraphy exchange meeting for blessing in the Spring Festival", famous calligraphers and painters in the Taoist circle waved their brush at the scene. Ding Changyun, vice chairman of the Advisory Committee of the China Taoist Association and President of the Pudong New Area Taoist Association, Zhang Xiangyu, President of the Pudong Taoist calligraphy and painting academy, and people from the Taoist circles on both sides of the Strait, such as Su Zhiming, abbot of the Mingde Taoist Academy in Jiaoxi, Yilan, he Yisong, chairman of the Shennong palace in Shilin, Taipei, and he Dahuang, chairman of the Fengtian palace in Xingang, Jiayi, participated in the event. Ding Changyun said that the Taoists on both sides of the Strait are simultaneous interpreting the bright culture of the Chinese nation. The Lunar New Year is the most important traditional festival of the Chinese nation. On the occasion of leaving the old and ushering in the new year, Taoists on both sides of the Strait use pen and ink as the medium and pray for blessings to show the essence of Chinese traditional culture with calligraphy works and express their new year wishes to compatriots on both sides of the Strait. Jin Shiyi, President of Taiwan Chinese Taoist culture promotion and Education Association, said that Taoism advocates harmony between man and nature and between people, and Taoist culture has a deep foundation on both sides of the Strait. Under the epidemic situation, Taoists on both sides of the Strait jointly held New Year blessing activities in the form of calligraphy exchanges, hoping to wish compatriots on both sides of the Strait happiness and health in the new year. People from Taiwan's Taoist circles who participated in the "cross-strait Spring Festival blessing calligraphy exchange meeting" displayed calligraphy works. Some Taoist believers on both sides of the Strait also participated in the exchange activities and felt the strong atmosphere of "one family on both sides of the Strait" while appreciating the works of famous masters. Jiang Lai, vice president of the Shanghai Institute of public relations, said that the excellent traditional Chinese culture is the common spiritual wealth and spiritual bond of compatriots on both sides of the Strait, and it is also an important carrier of cross-strait non-governmental exchanges. Multicultural exchanges will help compatriots on both sides of the Strait blend their feelings and contribute to the peaceful development of cross-strait relations. (outlook new era)