Genealogy matching services are offered at a port in Nan'an, Quanzhou, Fujian province, on Friday. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Cross-Strait ferry routes witnessed a significant travel surge during Qingming Festival as thousands of Taiwan compatriots returned to their ancestral homes on the mainland for tomb sweeping and family reunions.
According to the Fujian Maritime Safety Administration, the four "Mini Three Links" routes —which provide direct maritime transport between coastal areas of East China's Fujian province and the islands of Jinmen and Matsu — handled 6,655 passenger trips on Saturday, representing a year-on-year increase of 22.5 percent.
Among them, the Xiamen-Jinmen route, known for being short, frequent, and cost-effective, saw nearly 6,000 cross-Strait travelers on Saturday, with Taiwan compatriots accounting for over 70 percent of the total.
Total passenger volume at the Xiamen-Jinmen route over the three-day holiday is expected to reach nearly 20,000, according to local border inspection authorities.
Li Yung-hung, who arrived in Xiamen during the holiday via the ferry route from Taiwan, said that it's a tradition for her family to return to their ancestral home for tomb sweeping so that the next generation will know that their roots are on the mainland.
Chen Jinlai, deputy chief of the Gaoqi Border Inspection Station in Xiamen, said, "About 80 percent of Taiwan compatriots have their ancestral roots in Fujian, and Qingming Festival is the most vivid manifestation that both sides of the Strait are one family."
Genealogy matching services were offered on Friday at a port in Nan'an, Quanzhou, by the China Museum for Fujian-Taiwan Kinship and the Quanzhou Border Inspection Station. By scanning QR codes, Taiwan compatriots can register their needs to trace their family trees.
Since its opening in 2006, the museum has helped over 300 Taiwan compatriots find their ancestral roots.
Compatriots from both sides of the Taiwan Strait consult ancestral genealogies in Quanzhou. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Staff members of the Wutong Passenger Terminal in Xiamen, Fujian province, assist Taiwan compatriots in completing entry procedures to cope with the holiday travel peak. [Photo provided to China Daily]
今年春节假期琼州海峡客滚运输量较去年大幅增长 中新网广州2月19日电 (郭军 喻志专 赵卓)据交通运输部珠江航务管理局(简称“珠航局”)消息：2024年春节假期期间(2月10日至17日，正月初一至初八)，琼州海峡省际客滚 2024年全国两会召开在即。过去一年，全国人大代表和全国政协委员们心系国是、情牵民生，交出了一份份合格的履职答卷。在履职中他们关注哪些热点难点问题？今年他们又准备了什么议案和提案、建议？让 中国发展网讯 龙年首场强降雪来袭，2月20日上午，雄安分中心涞源养护队第一时间启动抗冰除雪保畅预案，在集中降雪前，提前进行一次有针对性、低剂量的融雪剂撒布工作，避免路面发生结冰现象，同时突出对重点路 最高法：加强种业知识产权保护 全面落实惩罚性赔偿制度 在国务院新闻办公室2月22日举行的发布会上，最高人民法院知识产权法庭副庭长中林介绍，法庭5年来共受理案由为植物新品种纠纷的案件481件，审结364件，已涵盖了主 独家 | 库迪咖啡回应闭店：自开业以来总共闭店解约门店数为61家 2月22日每经快讯，自去年末起，不断有库迪联营商在小红书等社交媒体上发帖称库迪出现供应链问题、品牌现金流疑似出现危机，称有很多库迪联营商正在撤离 中新经纬2月22日电(王玉玲 刘雪玉)22日，居然之家创始人兼董事长汪林朋在亚布力中国企业家论坛间隙接受中新经纬专访时表示，2024年，居然之家将把主要精力聚焦在出海业务上，将通过电商平台和实体门店的方式走向东南亚。 。本文链接：Cross-Strait ferry routes see thousands of Taiwan compatriots return to ancestral homeshttp://www.sushuapos.com/show-5-96784-0.html
声明：本网站为非营利性网站，本网页内容由互联网博主自发贡献，不代表本站观点，本站不承担任何法律责任。天上不会到馅饼，请大家谨防诈骗！若有侵权等问题请及时与本网联系，我们将在第一时间删除处理。
上一篇： 慎终追远 家国同念——大江南北清明寄思
下一篇： 春日经济场景新