What is the origin of Minnan people?

Minnan dialect, also known as Heluo dialect, has two versions:

One: Heluo dialect was originally the official language of Shang Dynasty. When the Shang Dynasty spread, it was destroyed by Xidi nationality (namely Zhou nationality). The upper-class businessmen who stayed in Heluo area were forced to move to Luoyi as slaves, and the lower-class people were assigned to Wei, Lu and Qi as serfs. The few tenacious businessmen who survived in the east had to return to Jiangnan to develop industry and commerce with rich resources, while those who lived in the southeast coast formed descendants of the Yue nationality.

Two: The origin of Minnan dialect is in the Yellow River and Luoshui Valley, commonly known as "Heluo dialect". This is because in the Western Jin Dynasty, the eight surnames of Lin, Huang, Chen, Zheng, Zhan, Qiu, He and Hu in the Central Plains moved south to avoid war, settled by the unnamed river, and named this river "Jinjiang" to show that it came from the Jin Dynasty. This also brought Heluo dialect to Fujian and evolved into three dialect families: northern Fujian, central Fujian and southern Fujian. After emigrating to Taiwan Province Province, Minnan people brought Minnan dialect to Taiwan Province Province. Unexpectedly, the place where Heluo dialect was originally spoken no longer speaks Heluo dialect.

Minnan dialect is one of the eight major dialects in China. It is divided into five dialects:

Xiamen dialect area: Xiamen, Jinmen and Tongan.

Quanzhou dialect area: Quanzhou, Shishi, Jinjiang, Hui 'an, Nan 'an, Yongchun, Dehua and Anxi.

Zhangzhou Dialect Area: Zhangzhou, Longhai, Zhangpu, Xiao Yun, Dongshan, Zhaoan, Huaan, Changtai, Pinghe and Nanjing.

Longyan dialect area: Longyan City and Zhangping County.

Datian dialect area: a part of Datian County and Youxi County.

The spread of Minnan dialect is not only in southern Fujian, but has already surpassed provincial and national boundaries. The most popular Minnan dialect in other provinces is Taiwan Province Province, while in Taiwan Province Province, almost all Minnan dialects close to Zhangzhou and Quanzhou dialects are spoken, except Gaoshan area. According to preliminary investigation, Taichung and Taipei are slightly biased towards Quanzhou, while Tainan and Kaohsiung are slightly biased towards Zhangzhou. It is said that the migration of Minnan people to Taiwan Province Province began in the Yuan Dynasty, and the large-scale migration was in the middle of17th century. A large number of Minnan people crossed the sea with Zheng Chenggong and recovered Taiwan Province Province from the Dutch invaders. For more than 300 years, Minnan people, Han people in other areas and their Gaoshan compatriots have jointly developed this treasure island of the motherland. In the life and struggle of the same nation, Minnan dialect has been kept in the mouth of the people of Taiwan Province Province as the main communication tool. Especially today, the economic and cultural exchanges between the mainland and Taiwan Province Province are closer, and the buddies in Taiwan Province Province are constantly going to the mainland to seek roots and visit relatives and friends, so Minnan dialect is even more important.

In addition to Taiwan Province Province, many overseas Chinese in Chaoshan, Leizhou Peninsula, Hainan Island, Jiangsu, Wenzhou, Taizhou and Southeast Asian countries also use Minnan. According to preliminary statistics, there are nearly 60 million people who speak this dialect at home and abroad.