Why are there many Shandong immigrants in Anhui?

A lot of labor is needed to promote the local economic development.

1. political factors: historically, political turmoil and social instability often led to population movements. In some periods, Shandong residents will be forced to leave their homes because of political persecution or war and go to Anhui to seek new opportunities for survival and development.

2. Economic factors: The economic development in some areas of Anhui is relatively backward, and a large number of labor forces are needed to promote the local economic development. Shandong residents will choose to move to Anhui to find better employment opportunities because of the economic depression or poverty in their hometown.

Anhui Province, referred to as "Anhui" for short, is the provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC), with Hefei as the capital. Located in the eastern part of China, the terrain is composed of plains, hills and mountains, which geographically spans north and south and is in the transitional zone between warm temperate zone and subtropical zone. Anhui is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, in the hinterland of the Yangtze River Delta.