The modern-day mainland has been through a tumultuous hundred years, from the first focus on studying the West, through the ravages of the Cultural Revolution, through to the economic development and feverish pursuit of the English language of today. Now, having drifted across the strait from Taiwan, the seeds of a return to traditional culture are taking root there.
歷經百年以來崇尚西學的發展，走過文化大革命的摧殘，在以經濟發展為上、英文熱潮達到瘋狂的現今大陸，自台灣飄洋過海的文化種子，正在四處萌芽。