From faded letters to WeChat: How some Teochew families in Southeast Asia are finding long-lost relatives
- CHAOSHAN, GUANGDONG: Decades ago, Chinese families separated by migration and war relied on handwritten letters that would take weeks, or even months to arrive.
- Today, instant messages on WeChat are helping their descendants to reunite and reconnect with lost relatives in China.
- Interest in tracing ancestral roots has surged among Singaporeans and Malaysians of Teochew descent, following the recent success of Chinese box office hit Dear You.
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- CHAOSHAN, GUANGDONG: Decades ago, Chinese families separated by migration and war relied on handwritten letters that would take weeks, or even months to arrive.
- Today, instant messages on WeChat are helping their descendants to reunite and reconnect with lost relatives in China.
- Interest in tracing ancestral roots has surged among Singaporeans and Malaysians of Teochew descent, following the recent success of Chinese box office hit Dear You.
Sources: CNA