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Cross-Strait ferry trips surge for Qingming holiday

By ZHANG YI in Fuzhou and SHI XUEFAN in Wuhan | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2026-04-07 07:06
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Passengers disembark from a ferry on the Quanzhou–Jinmen "Mini Three Links" route at the Quanzhou-Jinmen passenger terminal in Quanzhou, Fujian province, on Friday. JIANG KEHONG/XINHUA

Ancestral ties drew thousands of Taiwan compatriots across the Strait as maritime passenger routes saw a surge in travel during Qingming Festival, with many returning to the Chinese mainland for tomb-sweeping and family reunions.

The four "Mini Three Links" routes — providing direct ferry services between coastal areas of Fujian province and the islands of Jinmen and Matsu — handled 6,655 passenger trips on Saturday, a year-on-year increase of 22.5 percent, according to the Fujian Maritime Safety Administration.

The Jinmen-Xiamen route, which takes about 20 minutes, recorded nearly 6,000 cross-Strait travelers on Saturday, with Taiwan residents accounting for more than 70 percent. Total passenger volume on the route over the three-day holiday is expected to reach 20,000, according to border inspection authorities.

Li Yung-hung, a Taiwan compatriot who arrived in Xiamen by ferry, said she postponed a scheduled leg surgery to return for the annual holiday.

"It is a Chinese tradition to return home for tomb-sweeping, and I want the next generation to know our roots are on the mainland," Li said. "When the Jinmen-Xiamen Bridge opens in the future, I want to drive back to my ancestral home."

To ensure smooth travel, the Gaoqi border inspection station in Xiamen deployed Hokkien-speaking officers to assist travelers, as 80 percent of Taiwan residents have ancestral roots in Fujian, said Chen Jinlai, deputy chief of the station.

"Qingming is the most vivid manifestation that both sides of the Strait are one family. Every visit is a confirmation of shared roots and a continuation of family memory," Chen said.

Supporting such root-tracing journeys, genealogy-matching services were offered on Friday at a port in Nan'an, Quanzhou, by the China Museum for Fujian-Taiwan Kinship. Since 2006, the museum has helped more than 300 Taiwan compatriots trace their ancestral roots.

The search for familial links often leads to ancestral landmarks such as the Jiangxia Ancestral Hall in Xiamen, where people surnamed Huang from both sides of the Strait gathered on March 29 to honor their ancestors. Built in 1910, the hall was once a departure point for the Huangs heading to Taiwan as well as Southeast Asia and remains a key destination for those seeking their origins.

The search for roots extends even further. Huang Chao-jung, a young Taiwan compatriot, visited Wuhan's Jiangxia district in Hubei province — considered the earliest historical origin of the Huang surname — last month.

"I once heard a saying that all Huangs originate from Jiangxia ... Back in the early days in Taiwan, most of us only knew our ancestral roots were in Fujian," Huang said.

"Traveling all the way to Wuhan gives me a special feeling of connection, as if I have gradually traced my roots back. Arriving at the place makes me feel especially moved," she said.

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