A single letter, a small remittance, crossing mountains and seas, always returns home.

Millions of Qiaopi, remittance certificates sent by overseas Chinese to their families back home, are not only financial receipts, but also vivid reflections of historical and social transformation across continents. These documents, rarely seen elsewhere in the world, form a unique cultural phenomenon. Passed down for over a century, Qiaopi has transcended its yellowed paper and silver envelopes to embody a powerful and dynamic legacy in the new era. Today, it is more important than ever to turn our lenses and pens toward the descendants of those who sent and received Qiaopi, telling their stories across the seas. Through digital storytelling, we aim to illustrate the enduring spirit of commitment and decode the cultural legacy that has endured through time.

A Qiaopi letter

This year marks the 12th anniversary of the inclusion of China's "Qiaopi Archives" in UNESCO's Memory of the World (MoW) Register. As another cycle of time unfolds, under the guidance of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the Guangdong Provincial Government and in celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival, Yangcheng Evening News is launching a global campaign titled "In Search of Descendants of Qiaopi". In collaboration with leading Chinese-language media worldwide, the initiative will include global clue collection, field research, and essay contests, all designed to rekindle the sense of home and nation captured in Qiaopi, highlight the perseverance of overseas Chinese descendants, and write a new chapter in the modern Chinese story.

A Qiaopi mailed from the Taiwan Province of China

Yangcheng Evening News Group is one of China's earliest-established major newspaper conglomerates. With "Culture as the Soul of Journalism" as its core philosophy, its flagship "Yangcheng Evening News" is a leading media brand deeply rooted in Lingnan culture. The group is committed to building an internationally recognized platform for promoting Lingnan culture and has developed a multifaceted international communication system.

From the date of this launch through the end of September 2025, the campaign "Qiaopi Across Mountains and Seas: In Search of Descendants of Qiaopi" will work with major Qiaopi museums and archives in Guangdong's historic hometowns of overseas Chinese to uncover and share representative Qiaopi stories. Through interviews with descendants of Qiaopi and college scholars both in China and abroad, a series of themed reports will be released. At the same time, the "Qiaopi Across Mountains and Seas" global essay contest will open for submissions from overseas Chinese descendants, especially students and youth, encouraging them to creatively explore the theme through online contributions.

Submission Email: ycwb2020@gmail.com

Contact on WeChat: “云上岭南” (WeChat ID: LingnanOnTheCloud) or search the Chinese mobile number 18520688512 with the note "Qiaopi Across Mountains and Seas Essay Submission."

Outstanding entries will be published across Yangcheng Evening News's global media platforms and in leading overseas media outlets.

Prizes include:

First Prize: 1 winner, ¥2000

Second Prize: 2 winners, ¥1000 each

Excellence Awards: 30 winners, ¥200 each

Submission Deadline: August 31st, 2025

Source: Lingnan on the Cloud

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今年，是中国“侨批档案”入选联合国教科文组织“世界记忆名录”十二周年。一纪春秋，岁序重开，在广东省政府侨务办公室指导下，值此端午佳节，羊城晚报发起“寻找侨批后人”全球主题行动，携手全球著名华文媒体，在海内外开展线索征集、寻踪探访、征文创作等活动，重温侨批里的家国情怀，聚焦华侨后人的勠力奋斗，续写新时代的中华故事。

羊城晚报报业集团是中国最早组建的大型报业集团之一，主报《羊城晚报》以“文化立报”为核心理念，是富有岭南文化特色的主流媒体品牌。集团致力打造国际化“岭南文化第一端”，已建成拥有多元立体国际传播体系的对外传播中心。

从启动即日起至今年9月底，“银信连山海——寻找侨批后人”主题行动将联手广东各主要侨乡的侨批博物馆、档案馆，发掘推荐具有代表性的侨批故事（线索），以海内外寻访侨批后人、高校专家学者访谈等方式，推出一系列主题报道；海内外同步发起“银信连山海”全球征文活动，邀请全球华侨后人尤其是青少年学生，通过线上形式参与投稿（投稿邮箱：ycwb2020@gmail.com；投稿联系微信：云上岭南，微信号 LingnanOnTheCloud，或搜中国手机号码18520688512，注明“银信连山海征文投稿”），围绕主题展开多种形式的创作；优秀征文作品将陆续在羊城晚报海内外全媒体平台和知名海外媒体刊发。征文活动设一等奖1名，奖金2000元；二等奖2名，奖金1000元；优秀奖30名，奖金200元。征文截止日期为2025年8月31日。

总策划｜任天阳 林海利
总统筹｜胡泉
总执行｜蒋铮
统筹执行｜王漫琪
文字｜王漫琪
执行｜曾潇 古司祺 温泽广 王瑜瑛 戚美青
视频剪辑｜黎杰文
美术统筹｜王云涛
美术设计｜胡斌斌 宗宁
资料图片｜广东华侨博物馆
译｜刘泳希 杨钧雅
英文审校｜肖凯欣