台湾萧氏宗亲会到大陆的寻根祭祖团显示出以下特征:团员间的层级性、团员与祖地宗亲的分隔和谱系上的包容性。这些特点是台湾萧氏宗亲会的层级和结构特色的投射。活动的领导层和一般参与者各有其目的,形成了一种“战略式”寻根祭祖。宗亲会的领导者是为了联合不同地方和不同群体的台湾萧氏,而对于一般参加者而言,更重要的是他们可以利用这个机会达成自己的目的。 Taiwan’s Shaw clansmen will go to the mainland to find the root cause group shows the following characteristics: the hierarchical nature of members, members of the ancestral clan and clan separation and pedigree inclusive. These features are the projection of the hierarchy and structural features of the clan in Taiwan’s Shaw Society. Activities of the leadership and general participants each have their own purpose, forming a “strategic ” root-seeking ancestors. The leader of the clan associations is to bring together Taiwan’s Shaw from different places and different groups. For the average participant, what is more important is that they can use this opportunity to achieve their own goals.