What’s the greatest hope in life for Hainan people who stayed in their hometown at the beginning of the last century? Most people would probably say: receiving a Qiaopi from their overseas relatives. Qiaopi, also known as “Fanpi”, is a remittance certificate sent back to the motherland by overseas Chinese through unofficial channels, often including letters or notes from their family members. As the number of people going to Southeast Asia multiplied, the Qiaopi industry in Haikou, Hainan thrived in the last century, with service provided in every county and town.