Brief introduction of Luofang Township

Luofang Township, Yong 'an City is located in the southwest of Yong 'an City, known as "Meng Xi" in history, adjacent to Liu Qing and Liancheng counties, 92 kilometers away from Yong 'an City, with an area of 227.9 square kilometers. It now administers 1 1 administrative villages with a total population of 6032, including 5548 agricultural people. According to consulting local historical materials, comprehensively collecting and consulting the genealogy of the main surnames in this township, we can also draw the conclusion that Luofang Township is the hometown of pure Hakka. Except for immigrants with Su and Xu surnames who need to know more about their origins, other main surnames can be identified as Hakka. Among the 44 surnames in the township, Luo, Ma, Chen, Zhong, Wu and Jiang account for 74.9% of the total population in the township. The above surname is characterized by living together. Generally, one surname lives in one village, and the rest are several customers. Surnames must also have ancestral temples and family temples for ancestors of the same clan to worship. Luofang Township is the only pure Hakka hometown in Yong 'an City, maintaining a complete Hakka style. The Hakka ancestors in Luofang experienced vicissitudes in the process of moving southward from the developed Central Plains in Han and Tang Dynasties. Although isolated from their ancestral homes, their lifestyle and traditional customs have not been cut off. Luofang Township dialect is closer to the spoken language of Liu Qing and Ninghua. Comparing the Putonghua words in Sanming Hakka dialect with those in other counties' dialects, it is found that the spoken words in Luofang Township are the same as those in Ninghua and Liu Qing, but they are different in pronunciation and phonology.