What is the historical origin of "Braving the Guandong"?

Kanto region refers to Jilin, Liaoning and Heilongjiang provinces. Because the three northeastern provinces are located in the east of Shanhaiguan, it is named.

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The sea route from Shandong to Bohai Bay has a long history. Since ancient times, the communication between Shandong and Northeast China has been very frequent, which was also the most important and reliable way at that time. Most of the farmers who went to Liaodong Peninsula by sea in Bohai Bay began to travel eastward to make a living.

Most of these northern immigrants who traveled across the ocean gathered in the docks of Penglai, Qingdao, Yantai and Weihai, among which Penglai was the most important gathering place.

According to historical records, from 1902 to 193 1 year, there were more than 700,000 Shandong farmers who went to the northeast by boat from Qingdao. These Shandong farmers went to Qingdao from Gaomi County and other places, and a large number of farmers from Qingzhou County got off at Dagang Station on the Ji Jiao Railway and changed to sea boats, while farmers from Yizhou County such as Tancheng and Zhucheng,

At that time, people arrived at the ports and estuaries of Liaodong Peninsula by boat, and then continued to sail along the Yalu River, Liaohe River, Heilongjiang River and its tributaries, and went deep into the inland of the Northeast Plain, so as to complete this long journey.

2. Land

Later, with the opening of Ji Jiao Railway, Jin-Pu Railway (from Tianjin to Yixian, Shandong) and Jingfeng Railway, people can take the train from Shandong to Shenyang, saving a lot of time running around day and night. However, because the ticket is too expensive, most poor people are discouraged and still choose to be married and take their children to the north by boat.

At that time, the living pressure of Shandong people was getting heavier and heavier, and successive natural disasters forced them to go deep into the northeast plain, find a barren wasteland and reclaim a piece of land without land.