Fiji lies deep in the Pacific Ocean. Why are there so many Indians?

Because Fiji was once a colony of the British, later the British introduced a large number of working people from another colonial country, India, to make up for Fiji's labor force. Later, after Fiji became independent from Britain, these Indians chose to stay in Fiji, so now many Fijians are descendants of Indians.

Speaking of Fiji, many people may not be familiar with it because it is too far away from us, but open the map and you will find a country like Fiji on a small island in Oceania. Fiji is an archipelagic country with a small area. Although Fiji has a small land area, it is rich in marine resources, with an area of 6,543,800 square kilometers. Therefore, Fiji is also a country rich in tourism resources. Many people have been to Fiji, only to find that many local residents in Fiji look almost like Indians, and the population of Fiji is really dominated by Indians, accounting for about 38%, and other ethnic groups add up to a little more than half. Many people are curious about how Indians arrived in Fiji.

In fact, Fiji once existed like a desert island, only to be discovered by the Dutch, but then the Netherlands gave up this place and gradually came under British control. Britain is a country that likes to colonize. At that time, Britain entered the era of navigation and began to control overseas islands one by one. Because there are many sandalwood trees in Fiji, the British are very interested in it, and Britain often has business dealings with the Qing Dynasty. They knew that people in the Qing Dynasty liked sandalwood, so they planned to import a lot of sandalwood to Fiji and give it to the Qing Dynasty. Later, the sandalwood harvest was almost the same, and they planned to go to Fiji to grow sugar cane.

Growing sugar cane requires a lot of labor, and the British are reluctant to engage in physical activities. After all, they are very arrogant, so they began to look for low-end labor everywhere. At this time, India was their colony, and many Indians followed them to work in Fiji and became laborers in Fiji. Later, the British began to grow sugar cane in Fiji, and then squeezed sugar to sell it. It was not until the 1970s that Fiji began to become independent from Britain. However, all aspects of Fiji are still influenced by British culture. At that time, many Indians stayed in Fiji, so now walking in Fiji will see many people who look like Indians, that is, the descendants of Indians in those days.