Why do a large number of China people cross the ocean to "go to Nanyang" to make a living? Apart from the short distance, what attracts them to go?

1. Generally speaking, in the last years of China's feudal dynasty, most of them were accompanied by peasant uprisings, foreign invasions and dynasty changes, and ordinary people who could not bear the war and former nobles who lost power emigrated overseas. Due to its geographical proximity, Southeast Asia has become a place of immigration and refuge for China immigrants.

2. Another important reason why China people go to Nanyang is to change the fate of individuals or families. According to the survey of China Pacific Society 1935, 69.95% of the refugees went abroad because of "economic oppression". At that time, some people who went to Nanyang were full of hope for the future, while others could not stay in their hometown.

3. Nanyang under British and Dutch colonial rule is in the process of accelerated development, and the demand for labor is very great. In order to attract China workers, Southeast Asian countries have successively issued a series of preferential policies. For example, Sarawak, Malaysia's largest state, issued a special notice during the reign of Pope II: giving immigrants enough free land for planting, and the government providing temporary housing to resettle immigrants; Free supply of rice and salt for one year; Provide transportation, set up police stations to protect the safety of Chinese, and Chinese can live permanently in Sarawak. Such a policy is very attractive to unemployed refugees who have lost their land in China. It was at this time that many people traveled across the ocean to Nanyang, either with their wives or alone.

Culturally, the Chinese nation is a farming nation. The biggest feature of farming people is that they like to stick to one acre and three points, and are willing to live a quiet life of "wife and children fever". It really takes a lot of courage to be a wanderer far from home, work hard and explore the new world.