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TAIPEI: Nearly 100 mainland tourists departed from Taiwan’s Taipei
Taoyuan airport for Beijing on Friday afternoon after their historic
eight-day visit to the island.
They were the first group to head home from
Taiwan after the first cross-Strait weekend charter flights kicked
off on July 4 carrying 680 mainland tourists to the island.
A 30-strong Cross-Strait Tourism Communication
Association delegation led by chairman Shao Qiwei was also onboard
the flight to Beijing.
“Taiwan is blessed with rich tourism resources
and have made adequate preparations for mainland tourist visits,”
Shao said before his departure.
He hoped the two sides would further enhance
communication and cooperation to create a win-win situation.
Beijing resident Wang Xiuyun told Xinhua at the
Taoyuan airport she felt a close connection between the people
across the Taiwan Strait through her “unforgettable” trip.
“It is a pity I have not got the chance to
visit all the cultural and scenic sites on the island during my
tour,” she said.
“I think I will come again.”
In addition, another 90 mainland tourists were
set to take off from Taipei’s Songshan airport to return to
Nanjing, capital of the eastern Jiangsu Province, later on Friday
evening.
The rest of the mainland tourists will return
home on July 13.
Their trip on the island covered the famous
natural and cultural attractions in Taipei, Kaohsiung, Kenting and
Hualien, including Ali Mountain and the Sun and Moon Lake.
On the mainland, the second round of
cross-Strait flights started this Friday from Beijing, Shanghai,
Guangzhou, Xiamen and Nanjing to Taipei.
At least 38 round-trip flights were scheduled
across the Taiwan Strait.
The exact number of passengers taking the
charters was not yet available.
-- Xinhua
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