An increased number of people from Taiwan, about 2.58 million, are reported to have already been on a tour of the Chinese mainland in recent one year.

Statistics in the last ten years show that tourists coming on a tour of the mainland have increased from 437,700 in 1988 to 2,580,000 in 1999.

By the end of last year, altogether 15 million of Taiwan people had descended for home visits, visiting relatives, sightseeing, doing business, on mission or for other purposes on the Chinese mainland, thereby forming a multi-level pool of tourism resources on the mainland. .

As known to Taiwan's tourism every year, there are as many as about six million Taiwan people having already been on a tour outside Taiwan, and over one third of them have set their destinations on the Chinese mainland.