Why are Filipino women proud of marrying China?

Chinese descendants emigrated overseas, and the early morning can be traced back to the Qin and Han Dynasties BC, where Xu Fudong crossed the Silk Road in Han Dynasty.

The legendary Xu Fudong crossed Japan.

In 124 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty started the communication between China and the West. After a long time, there began to be diplomatic envoys and personnel exchanges between China and the West, ranging from a few hundred people to more than a hundred people. The Han Dynasty also opened up maritime traffic in the direction of Southeast Asia and India. Although the trade volume is not large, a small number of descendants of the Yellow Emperor began to become early overseas immigrants from that period.

As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, Fujian was the main port area at that time, and merchants and landless peasants began to migrate to Southeast Asia. Of course, the real beginning of large-scale immigration to Southeast Asia actually began during Zheng He's voyage to the West in the Ming Dynasty. As we all know, Fujian has been a wasteland since ancient times. There is a folk saying about Fujian: "Eight mountains, one water and one field, surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea on one side", which is a general description of Fujian's landform.

The soil quality in Fujian is mainly acidic red soil, and many food crops are not suitable for planting here. Coupled with the hilly landform, the plot is fragmented, which is why Fujian is described as "eight mountains, one water and one field". Fujian has always been a poor place because of the scarcity and barrenness of cultivated land during the period when agricultural society dominated in China's history.

Geomorphological characteristics of Bashan, Yishui and Fentian in Fujian Province

Due to the poor innate conditions of down-to-earth farming development, with the development of civilization, Fujian people have explored a way to survive the day after tomorrow that suits them, that is, they are proud of the business way of "only hard work can win", and sometimes they will take risks to "win".

As early as hundreds of years ago, Fujian businessmen were recorded in the "gray zone" of morality and law. From the mid-Ming Dynasty to the Jiajing period of the Qing Dynasty, the productivity of the Central Plains in China was always ahead of the surrounding "barbarian" areas. At that time, Fujian people began to "travel" in China and Southeast Asia, and some people began to engage in "smuggling" business.

Because the smuggling business is more profitable, Ming History records: "The natives exchanged pearls with the China market, and the big ones gained dozens of times." Fujian people are good at using the tightness of Ming policy to engage in smuggling and win over the wool of the Ming court. After Emperor Qin Long announced the lifting of the sea ban, private overseas trade quickly reached a new peak.

Then in the 2nd/kloc-0th century, it is no exaggeration to say that the Chinese have "occupied" Southeast Asia, because almost all the economic activities in Southeast Asia are dominated by Chinese groups, and Chinese families also have great influence on the political stage of some Southeast Asian countries. Such as Thailand and the Philippines.

Today, I will give you a comprehensive talk about the influence and status of Filipino Chinese in China today.

The Philippines is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country, mainly believing in Catholicism and Catholicism. It is a country consisting of more than 7,000 islands, with an area of 300,000 square kilometers and a population of 1 20 17. 0.49 billion, and the number of people of China origin may exceed 6.5438+million, and the number of pure Chinese is about 6.5438+0.5 million, of which about 80% are from Fujian, China, and nine times out of ten are from Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Xiamen and other places in Fujian.

The source of Chinese in the Philippines can be divided into three stages and periods:

In the first period, from the Song Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, Chinese settled in the Philippines mainly in the form of trade. In the Ming Dynasty, there were even specialized trade officials and officials who managed the injuries of China people. Because of the long history, the first phase of immigrants basically integrated. This group of people can only be called Filipinos of China descent, because they may have been completely assimilated by Catholicism, which is also the main religion in the Philippines.

In the second period, after Japan invaded China, some Chinese took refuge in Southeast Asia and settled in the Philippines. Most of them are wealthy businessmen and households in coastal areas, mostly from Guangdong, Hong Kong, Fujian, Shanghai and other places. Many of these Chinese groups with "primitive accumulation" are the predecessors of today's top wealthy families in the Philippines.

In the third period, the wave of new immigrants after the reform and opening up brought many new immigrants, some of whom came to study abroad, some of whom settled down after doing business.

At present, the elite and backbone of Chinese in the Philippines are mainly descendants of the second period. Before and after World War II, they still maintained a relatively pure China lineage and culture, and their families had memories and connections from the mainland. They are also active in Philippine politics and control the economic lifeline here.

Political influence of Chinese in the Philippines

Does Duterte look like a Fujian person?

There have been many Chinese presidents in the history of the Philippines. The grandfather of the current President Duterte is from China and his ancestral home is from Fujian, China! The ancestral home of former President Aquino III is also Zhangzhou, Fujian. Marcos, the old president of the last century, is said to have a China father. Arroyo behind Marcos is also a descendant of Chinese. In the Philippines, the president basically forms a political family, and several Chinese families take turns to sit in the village. Therefore, the political status of Chinese in the Philippines is very high.

In fact, the total number of Chinese in the Philippines is about 6.5438+0.4 million, accounting for only 654.38+0 of the total population. About 4%, but almost all politicians are Chinese, which shows the elite status and social influence of the Chinese community in the Philippines!

The economic influence of Chinese in the Philippines

According to relevant statistics, the Chinese community probably controls 70% of the economic activities in the Philippines. Almost all the richest 10 people in the Philippines ranked by Forbes are Chinese, and the key sectors of the Philippine economy, such as banking, transportation, real estate and medical care, are dominated by Chinese families. John Shi Zhicheng. Wu Guowei, Wu Congman, Chen Yongzai, George S.K. Ty, etc. Well-known tycoons in the Philippines are all descendants of Chinese by name. Shi Zhicheng's presence in the Philippines is just like China's "Ma Yun".

Because Chinese in the Philippines have a high degree of integration and high political and economic status, the Philippines is now the least "Chinese exclusion" country in Southeast Asia, and Filipino women are even proud of marrying Chinese!

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It can be said that the Philippines is currently the most "superior" country among Chinese in Southeast Asia.

Jose Risal Park and Monument

Jose Rizal, the father of the Philippines, led the Filipino people in their struggle for independence and died heroically during the Spanish colonial period. His ancestral home is Shanggu Village, Luoshan Town, Jinjiang City, Fujian Province, which is now Guoshang Village.