Where do the Hakkas refer to?

Hakka refers to the Han nationality who originally came from the Central Plains, but moved south for various reasons.

Hakka, also known as Hakka clan, is a Han clan in China, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi and other places, and it is one of the clans with wide distribution and far-reaching influence in the world. Hakkas are Han people. They originally came from the Central Plains, but moved to the south for various reasons.

Hakka ancestors began in the period of the integration of Lingnan and Baiyue in Qin Zheng. The Han nationality who moved southward gradually in the Song Dynasty formed a Hakka clan on the Sanjiang Plain. Under the impact of Ganjiang, Tingjiang and Meijiang, it developed into the main Hakka settlements such as Ganzhou, Tingzhou (now Longyan and Sanming), Meizhou, Heyuan, Huizhou, Shaoguan and Shenzhen.

According to statistics, there are about 80 million Hakkas in the world, and about 50 million are distributed in Guangdong, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hainan, Hunan, Zhejiang, Taiwan Province, Hong Kong, Macao and other provinces, cities and counties, and about150,000 people are scattered in more than 80 countries and regions around the world.

Famous Hakkas

1, Lu

Lu (19140314-February 20, 2000) is a Hakka in Yongding County, Fujian Province. Famous geologist, paleontologist and stratigraphic scientist. Deputy Director of the Institute of Paleontology, China Academy of Sciences, Vice Chairman of the National Stratigraphic Committee and Senior Academician of China Academy of Sciences.

2. Chen Fenghuai

Chen Fenghuai (1May 190016-1April 1993 13) is a Hakka from Zhuji Village, Li Tao Township, xiushui county, Jiangxi Province. He is a plant taxonomist and the main founder of China Modern Botanical Garden. He is known as "the father of China Botanical Garden".

3. Cherie Chung

Cherie Chung, 1960, a Hakka from Hongkong, China, was born in Xipu Village, Shiwan Town, Boluo County, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province. She graduated from Danliya Sister School and is an actress in Hongkong, China. She is known as "the first beauty in Hong Kong".

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Hakka