When did Taiwanese Lien Chan come to the mainland?

At about 16:40 on April 26, 2006, a 60-member Kuomintang mainland delegation led by Chairman Lien Chan of the Chinese Kuomintang successfully arrived at Nanjing Lukou Airport on a China Eastern Airlines flight, marking the beginning of the first chapter of the Chinese Kuomintang’s The first trip to the mainland in more than half a century.

The plane door opened, and Lien Chan stood on the ramp platform and waved to the welcoming crowd on the tarmac, who responded with warm applause.

“This is a historic first step!” At 17:05, Lien Chan delivered a speech on the tarmac of Lukou Airport. Lien Chan said that the distance between Taipei and Nanjing is not very far, but it has been "more than 60 years" since he last visited Nanjing. "It really feels like we met too late."

At the invitation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese Kuomintang delegation led by Lien Chan will visit the mainland for 8 days and 7 nights. During this trip, Lien Chan will hold talks with Hu Jintao in Beijing. This is a historic handshake between the top leaders of the two parties 60 years after the Chongqing negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China in August 1945.

“For the Chinese Kuomintang, Nanjing is a place with historical and emotional connections.” Lien Chan said that today he can lead his colleagues from the Kuomintang to Nanjing to pay the highest respect to Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the founding prime minister of the party. This is the voice of all comrades of the Kuomintang and the expectation of many comrades of the people. "I deeply feel that this trip is really valuable."

The scene was filled with the sound of shutters, and densely packed cameras and tape recorders recorded this historic moment. Facing interviews with hundreds of Chinese and foreign reporters, Lien Chan said: How to create a mutually beneficial, peaceful and win-win future for both sides of the Taiwan Strait is an issue of common concern to everyone. The Chinese Kuomintang delegation is visiting the mainland this time and is willing to do its best to achieve such a goal. We also hope that people from all walks of life and relevant groups can work together to fight and work together. Lien Chan's wife Fang Yu, Chinese Kuomintang Vice Chairman Wu Boxiong, Lin Chengzhi, Jiang Bingkun, Secretary General Lin Fengzheng and other members of the delegation arrived on the same plane. Chen Yunlin, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Ren Yanshen, deputy secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, and representatives of Taiwanese business associations across Jiangsu Province went to the airport to greet Lien Chan and his party.

In April in Nanjing, the sun was shining brightly. The arrival of Lien Chan and his party aroused widespread attention and welcome in this modern city that was once the ancient capital of six dynasties and the seat of the former National Government. "There is nothing happier than having loved ones come home. It doesn't matter if we have differences, the key is to be able to sit together and talk." said Liu Wenjue, a 72-year-old resident of Mochou Lake Community in Nanjing.

The delegation then went to Jinling Hotel to stay. Nanjing is the first stop of Lien Chan's visit to the mainland. The highlight of the delegation's itinerary in Ning was to visit the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum - the resting place of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the great pioneer of the Chinese democratic revolution