Qiaopi, letters of love from overseas Chinese | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: Qiaopi, letters of love from overseas Chinese | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: June 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:31 LOCATION: SHANTOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the museum of Qiaopi 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YAOHUI, Guest research fellow at Shantou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG MEISHENG, Guangdong Provincial Archives 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YANG DONGMEI, Guide at Qiaopi Division of Shantou Municipal Archives STORYLINE: More than a century ago, a unique form of mail served as a bond between overseas Chinese and their family members back in China. The thin envelopes, known as "Qiaopi," often included a letter and a remittance. In Oct. 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a museum of Qiaopi in Shantou City during an inspection tour in Guangdong Province. He emphasized that Qiaopi "recorded the strenuous efforts of the old generation of overseas Chinese and their profound love for th