Village Joy: A Round Moon, a Thread of Nostalgia

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Village Joy: A full moon, a touch of nostalgia. The Mid-Autumn Festival comes every year, yet the people are different from one year to another. I wonder who else this year will be forced to stay in a foreign land, missing their families under the bright moonlight? The Mid-Autumn Festival, a festival of reunion, often makes those who are far from home miss their families even more, just as the poem says, \"Alone in a foreign land as a stranger, I miss my kin all the more on festive days.\" Perhaps you come from a bustling metropolis, or perhaps from a remote mountain village; but no matter where you are from, as long as you are in a foreign land, at this moment I believe you will miss the place where you grew up even more. Memories of the Mid-Autumn Festival keep playing in one’s mind, with visions of family members gathered in the courtyard, admiring the full moon, enjoying various kinds of mooncakes, or the elders telling those old stories once again… It’s all as if it’s right before one’s eyes yet also seems far away, stirring endless longing. An emotion, countless ways to express it – different people have different ways of expressing their feelings, and the same is true for strong feelings of nostalgia. Poets and writers might compose poems and essays to express their sadness at not being able to be with their families during the Mid-Autumn Festival, while those skilled in singing and dancing might sing a song or perform a graceful dance to convey their longing for home. But what about those who have left their hometowns? What about those students who have traveled thousands of miles from the countryside to study in bustling cities? How do they express the loneliness they feel while celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival on their own? Is it the melancholy faced at the sight of a full moon, or the sadness of enjoying mooncakes alone? For them, when looking at the moon in the sky, what they see is perhaps not the beautiful Chang’e, but rather the small mountain village where they grew up ； Facing the mooncakes with their gentle fragrance, it might be hard to swallow them ； On this day, for them, no matter how noisy it is outside and how festively lit it is, the excitement belongs to others while the silence is theirs. Could it be that, on this festival when everyone comes together, they really can’t find their relatives and friends with whom to reunite? Of course not. In fact, there is a place where people who are far from their hometowns can still learn about everything related to their home, and experience the blessings of their hometown even during the Mid-Autumn Festival while they are away from it! This place is Cuncunle, a comprehensive information platform that combines a rural forum community, classified information for rural areas, and networking tools for people in rural regions. Here, no matter how far you are from home, you can find your hometown, see its new changes, meet your relatives and friends there, and have pleasant conversations with them. For those who are far from home, Cuncun Le is a paradise that brings together relatives scattered in different places! It is also a mirror, reflecting to the outside world the changes in the countryside! Perhaps, they won’t be lonely during this Mid-Autumn Festival. Perhaps at this moment, you, who are in a foreign land, are uploading your photos one by one to send them to your relatives and friends back home ； Or perhaps they are chatting with a few friends about their dreams and discussing their current situation ； Or perhaps sharing one’s dreams with family, listening to ancient stories, looking together at the moon outside the window, and experiencing the festive atmosphere together. Another Mid-Autumn Festival, another person missing home. However, this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival should not be so lonely for those who are away from home, as they can find relatives and friends on Cuncunle to celebrate the festival with them, and thus spend this traditional holiday happily together.