View of Jinmen Island from Xiamen in Fujian province. [Photo/VCG]

According to Xiamen entry and exit department, the city will resume accepting visa applications for independent travel to Taiwan's Jinmen, Matsu and Penghu from Sept 20.

Xiamen residents can consult qualified travel agencies to apply for the license to enter Taiwan after completing the independent travel visa to Jinmen, Matsu and Penghu.

Independent travel to Taiwan was suspended from Aug 1, given current cross-Straits relations, according to a Ministry of Culture and Tourism statement on July 31.