Taiwan residents in quest to find mainland roots

People are studying their family trees and age-old stories in the hope of reconnecting with long-lost relatives. Zhang Yi reports from Xiamen, Fujian.

On June 9, Huang Ching-hsiung woke at about 3 am in his hotel bed in Xiamen, Fujian province. He was too excited to sleep. At daybreak, he was one of a group of 11 members of his family that set out to visit Pujin, a village two hours from downtown Xiamen by road.

The settlement has the same name as Huang's home village in Lugang town, Changhua, Taiwan, and most of the residents are named Huang.