How many Chaoshan people are there in Thailand?

There are 6.5438+million Chaoshan people in Thailand.

Among all regions in China, Chaoshan has the closest connection with Thailand, and Chaoshan people moved to Thailand in the late Southern Song Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, Lin Daogan, a native of Chenghai, and more than 2,000 of his subordinates traveled to Thailand. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Lin Daogan became a guest director of the New Year (that is, Pattani) in southern Thailand. 186 1 After Shantou opened, the ports for foreign trade and people going abroad gradually moved to Shantou Port. At the same time, ships have replaced red-headed ships as the main means of navigation, and more people go abroad to Thailand to make a living through Shantou Port than before. According to historical records, from 1876 to 1898, the number of people who went abroad to Thailand through Shantou was 194908, and the number of people who returned to Thailand in the same period was 27033. From 1906 to 19 18, 633466 people went to Thailand via Shantou, and 248 107 people went abroad from Thailand in the same period. Many people who came from Shantou to Thailand to make a living settled there. After several generations of reproduction, the population increased greatly. According to 1953, the book New Records of Siam compiled by Xie recorded that there were 3.69 million overseas Chinese in Thailand at that time, of which 60% were hipsters, about 22 1000. According to Overseas Chinese in Thailand published by 1959, there are 3.69 million overseas Chinese in Thailand, of which chaozhou people accounts for 80%, about 2.95 million. According to the data of Thailand Hipster Association, it is estimated that there are about100000 Chaoshan people living in Thailand at present. Due to the large population and the hard work of Chaoshan people, Chaoshan people almost control the economic lifeline of Thailand. At the same time, a large number of government personnel in Thailand are Chaoshan people, and they are inextricably linked with Chaoshan.