Why are there so many Chinese in Singapore?

Singapore's early trade and development as a commercial center.

Singapore is the only country outside China with a majority Chinese population. The early trade and development of Singapore as a commercial center witnessed the growth of the huge Chinese community in the colony.

Chinese mainly come from Guangdong, Fujian, Hainan and other southeast coastal provinces of China, including Guangdong, Fujian, Chaozhou, Hainan and Hakka ethnic groups. Among them, Minnan people account for 40%, followed by Chaoshan people, Guangfu people, Hakka people, Hainan people and Fuzhou people.

The Ming Dynasty, especially Zheng He's voyage to the West, triggered the peak of China's first immigration. Many sailors and fishermen from China stayed in Malacca. Their offspring began to breed.

Singapore population

Singapore is a multi-ethnic country. Besides Chinese, Malays, Indians and Eurasian, there are many ethnic minorities living in Singapore, so Singapore's culture is diverse and rich.

Among the Singaporean population, the proportion of Chinese population is as high as 74. 1%, which is the only country in China with a majority of Chinese population. There are many reasons why there are so many Chinese in Singapore. The most important reason is that the geographical and historical factors of Singapore and China led to several waves of Chinese emigration to Singapore in history.