"Of course, with the period of turmoil in China just over, living standards were low, and most parents of overseas Chinese felt reluctant to let their children return and experience the difficulties here," says Chen Yi-ming, curator of Xiamen's Overseas Chinese Museum.
「當然，那時中國動亂方歇，生活水平又低，在僑居地的父母捨不得孩子回去吃苦，多半持反對態度」，廈門華僑博物院副院長陳毅明表示。