What does it mean to go to Kanto? Why?

"Guan" is Shanhaiguan, which is located at the northeast 15 km of Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, and the dividing line between northeast and north China.

"Kanto" is the northeast.

"Breaking in" means that the government won't let you come, but you come instead, which is similar to smuggling.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, famine and civil strife occurred in Shandong, and many people moved to the northeast (the northeast was once a prosperous place for Manchu, so Han people were forbidden to set foot in it). By the end of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court was unable to control the local area, and Japanese and Russian forces invaded the northeast, suggesting that the Han people would settle down. Therefore, there are still quite a few Han Chinese in the three northeastern provinces who immigrated there during the "Journey to the West".

The specific definition is as follows:

1. In the old days, people from Shandong and Hebei went to the east of Shanhaiguan to make a living, which was called going east.

2. I went to Kanto because after a long period of population surge, the population in the mainland has reached saturation, and it is impossible for everyone to own land. As a result, farmers in Shandong and Hebei, in order to make a living, went to the "Longxing Land" where the land was sparsely populated.

3. After the war, the Qing government's control over the frontier weakened day by day, and Russia gradually encroached on the Heilongjiang border. The Qing government adopted the suggestion of Heilongjiang general Tepkin, and officially reclaimed land in the tenth year of Xianfeng (1860). From then on, land reclamation is prohibited and immigrants are encouraged to settle in the frontier to revitalize the economy outside the customs.

Why do people "go to the East"

Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Shanxi and Shaanxi are the places with the most people venturing to Kanto, among which Shandong is the "most", 1 91year, and the total population of the three northeastern provinces is 184 1 10,000, of which Shandong people are about/kloc-. During the Republic of China, the wave of "going to Kanto" remained high. According to incomplete statistics, from 19 12 to 1949, the population flowing into Kanto is close to 20 million, including 1927, 1928 and 1929.

What is the urgent reason why people are desperate to "de-orient"?

Population pressure: after the "prosperous period of kanggan" in Qing dynasty, the population increased rapidly. Many places have small land area and large population. At that time, social development was underdeveloped, there was no need for too much labor, and food production was insufficient. If people can't get the necessary survival guarantee and can't survive, they will naturally find a way out.

Natural and man-made disasters: In modern history, natural disasters, droughts, floods and insect disasters occurred frequently in the North China Plain, and the land could not produce enough food at all. It is conceivable that the frequency and severity of such disasters have an impact on people's lives. In order to survive, "eastward crossing" became a way out at that time; Natural disasters are accompanied by man-made disasters. In the late Qing Dynasty, bandits caused disasters year after year, and western powers bullied the Great Qing Dynasty from time to time. People in the North China Plain often bear the compensation from the imperial court.

At that time, Kanto was vast, sparsely populated and fertile, stretching for thousands of miles, which quickly attracted countless people to gather, and the gathering of population quickly promoted the local prosperity; Kanto is also close to the sea, and it is the first choice for all immigrants, whether it is agriculture or commerce.

This is also the reason why people were keen to "enter Kanto" at that time.