Brief introduction and detailed information of Mazu 'ao

Mazu 'ao lies on the east and west sides (the sea area between Mazu Islands and Lianjiang in Fujian), and Huang Qi and Mazu in Lianjiang in Fuzhou are juxtaposed. Huang Qi and Mazu face each other across the sea, and the nearest point is only 9.25 kilometers apart; The two places have the same roots and have a very close relationship since ancient times.

Historical facts prove that the maritime trade between Huang Qi and Mazu can be traced back to the Tang and Song Dynasties. At that time, with the opening of Gan Tang Port, fishermen from Lianjiang and Changle moved to develop the originally barren Mazu Islands. Being far away from Taiwan Province Province and restricted by traffic, climate and price, the maritime trade of porcelain, fish, salt and daily necessities between Mazu and Huang Qi gradually rose.

At first, the fishing boats of Huang Qi and Mazu worked in the same fishing ground, and the fishermen of the two places who were good at communication exchanged things. After the 1980s, Chinese mainland implemented reform and opening up, and Huang Qi changed from the former "frontier position" to a window for opening to Taiwan, and successively set up berthing points in Taiwan Province and Malaysia and short-term export points for fishermen's services to attract Mazu villagers to trade, visit relatives and travel. Celebrities and non-governmental organizations in Mazu have also visited Lianjiang and Huang Qi many times to discuss exchanges and cooperation. According to statistics, in the past 10 years, Huangqi Port received more than 8,000 ships coming to Taiwan to come to Malaysia, of which 15% were trading ships. Today, more than 80% of agricultural and sideline products in Mazu market are supplied by Huang Qi, and the annual trade volume of Mazu traders reaches 670 million yuan.

On the other hand, the change of communication mode shows the development of "family trade". At the beginning, the two trading parties used the "single whip belt" (a simple communication tool) on the fishing boat to call each other and tell each other the variety and quantity of the goods they traded. With the development of telecom industry in Chinese mainland, Mazu people buy local mobile phones for communication in Huang Qi, and some even send orders by fax machine.

The "family trade" is developing constantly, and it also presents a new bright spot-the transshipment of small packages from Mazu to Huang Qi. The investment environment in Chinese mainland is improving day by day, and more and more Taiwanese businessmen invest and set up factories in the mainland. More than 50 Taiwan-funded enterprises have been established in Lianjiang County, Fujian Province alone. The spare parts, auxiliary materials and a small amount of daily necessities urgently needed by these Taiwan-funded enterprises were transported from Hong Kong, which was laborious and costly. Therefore, they were also packaged and entrusted to Keelung passenger and freight trains to transport them to Mazu, and the "Mazu traffickers" took a shortcut to transport them to Taiwanese businessmen. Due to the interference of Taiwan Province authorities, it is difficult for the two sides to realize the "three links", and this "win-win" freight mode finally ran aground.

However, young men and women in Huang Qi and Mazu were not influenced by their marriage theory. Lianjiang is now married to Taiwan Province and Malaysia 1500, and nearly 200 girls in Huang Qi are married to Mazulang. The continuation of thousands of miles of marriage has undoubtedly strengthened the foundation of "family trade" and deepened the long-standing blood relationship in history. □ Luo