There is a Chinese village left in Thailand. The residents are all Chinese. They have opened a vocational school to learn Chinese. How do they live?

In the long history, countless wars and gunfire have caused people to not only face the pain of losing their loved ones, but also to be forced into exile, and even never be able to return to their hometown for the rest of their lives.

In our neighboring country, Thailand, there is such a village. Most of the residents are Chinese. The war caused their ancestors to settle here with a few guns in their hands. This village is called Mae Salong and is known as the "Chinese Village".

Pleasant scenery, like spring all year round

My Salong is a village located in northern Thailand, very close to Yunnan Province in China, and has a strong Yunnan flavor in terms of society and humanities. Some people say it is Thailand's "Yunnan Village".

This place is located in the northern part of the Central South Hills, surrounded by mountains and green forests, and the scenery is very beautiful. Due to its unique geographical location, the climate in Mae Salong is not like most places in Southeast Asia, which are abnormally hot and humid all year round, or have frequent droughts and floods. Instead, it is warm like spring all year round and pleasant all year round. It is a very good place to live. A lovely place to travel.

Born at the hands of "war criminals"

The biggest feature of Mae Salong is that there are many people from Yunnan, China, living there. Many of their ancestors fled from the Kuomintang army. soldiers. At the end of the War of Liberation, the Kuomintang was losing ground and its troops were retreating on all major battlefields.

After the defeat in Yunnan, the 93rd Division of the Kuomintang Army fled to the China-Myanmar border and has lived a displaced life ever since.

After many twists and turns, they came to the mountains and forests of northern Thailand. With no way out, they opened up the mountains and reclaimed wasteland, and finally settled here. Mae Salong Village is a habitat for this group of people and was gradually developed in the 1970s.

The tea industry is booming, and the fragrance of "Chinese tea"

Due to its deep historical relationship with China, Mae Salong has a strong Chinese flavor. A characteristic of Chinese style is that tea is abundant here, and the aroma of "Chinese tea" is everywhere.

In the 1970s, the 93rd Division, which laid down its arms, received the care of the Thai royal family due to its special relationship with Taiwan, and introduced oolong tea from Taiwan. The unique climate conditions and suitable soil made this The introduction was very successful.

Today, Mae Salong has its own high mountain tea garden, with an annual tea output of hundreds of tons. Mae Salong not only produces tea, but also processes tea. There are three large tea processing factories and four small family tea processing workshops.

When you come to Mae Salong and pass by a small shop, the clerk will speak fluent Chinese and greet you warmly in the Chinese way: "Sir, come in and have a cup of tea. !” The strong fragrance of tea lingers in the mountain village where insects and birds chirp, making your travel fatigue disappear immediately.

When we come here, under the blue sky and white clouds, tea fields can be seen everywhere, forming a lush green patch. The air is mixed with a light fragrance, and there is a gentle breeze. The wonderful rural pastoral scenery makes people suddenly Feel relaxed and happy. Surrounded by continuous peaks and deep and quiet valleys, "those who fly wildly to the sky will rest their minds while looking at the peaks" and "those who follow the rules of the world will never forget to return when they see the valley."

In recent years, the Thai government has strongly supported the development of agriculture and tourism in Mae Salong, making it an emerging tourist destination in northern Thailand. Every year, many people, especially Chinese, choose to vacation in Mae Salong. .

Local tea and coffee are deeply loved by tourists who come here to visit. The enthusiasm of consumers has made the supply of local specialties here exceed the demand, and the lives of the people of Mae Salong are getting better and better.

The "Small World" of Chinese Culture

When you come to Mae Salong, the village gate is particularly eye-catching: the four long pillars in the middle support the main eaves of the village gate building, and the two pillars on both sides Two short columns each support the side eaves of the village gate building. The "Chinese red" coloring on the column body is not only festive, but also makes people feel more friendly. The top of the eaves adopts the architectural style of the Qing Dynasty, and two lanterns are hung on the cage body. Slightly faded, it seems to tell people about the various historical changes that have been caused by nature.

Mesile people are not afraid to tell people about their past, and their attachment and love for their homeland in China have not changed at all due to the bitterness of life and the passage of time.

Me Salong people also speak Chinese and still retain many traditional Chinese cultural customs. During the holidays, every household pastes couplets on the door, hangs the word "spring" and the word "福" upside down on the wall, and the sound of firecrackers one after another makes people feel so lively!

Not only that, the people of Mae Salong also attach great importance to the inheritance of Chinese culture and the education of Chinese culture for their children, requiring their descendants to learn Chinese characters and speak Chinese. There is a Chinese middle school in the village, Haiyu Middle School, which is also the only Chinese middle school in the local area. This middle school only has evening classes and mainly teaches Chinese. There is a Chinese curriculum on the wall.

Children of local Chinese go to Pai County to take Thai courses during the day, and from 6 to 9 pm in the evening, they go to Haiyu Middle School to take Chinese courses. Chinese education in Mae Salong has become a carrier for the dissemination and inheritance of Chinese culture among local people.

Hopefully tomorrow

We are very pleased that Mei Salong, as a "Chinese Village" in a foreign country, can develop peacefully and peacefully to this day. Some "Chinese villages" also abroad have suffered much more injustice and suffering than Mae Salong.

In Mae Salong, we did not see the phenomenon of Chinese people being discriminated against or unfairly treated locally. There was only peace, and the villagers cultivated the land with their hard-working hands, creating a community of their own. own good life.

Their ancestors were not afraid of hardships and dangers, and used extraordinary courage and perseverance to carve out a new world in the barren mountains and harsh waters; and their descendants also carried forward the spirit of hard struggle and forged it with hard work and sweat. It’s a hopeful day in Mae Salong.

Diligence, courage, and self-improvement are the traditional virtues of our Chinese nation since ancient times, which are fully reflected in the people of Mae Salong. We also sincerely wish the people of Mae Salong a happier and better tomorrow.