Since the government began permitting travel to the mainland in November, 1987, "mainland fever" has yet to break. Even though after the June 4 Incident in the year before last, there was a sharp drop in travelers from Europe and the US, Taiwan businessmen and travelers continued to go in droves.
從一九八七年十一月政府開放大陸探親以來，「大陸熱」未嘗稍歇，即使前年六四事件發生、大陸的歐美遊客銳減時，台灣商人與遊客依舊絡繹於途。