Where are the ancestors of Chaoshan people from?

The ancestors of Chaoshan people were Han people in the ancient Central Plains.

The ancestors of Chaoshan people moved southward, which can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty, when Qin Shihuang sent troops to unify China. In order to avoid the war, some ancestors of Chaoshan people began to move south from the central region to Chaoshan area. The first part is that the ancestors of Chaoshan people moved south in the Qin Dynasty because they fled the war. The first place they moved to was probably today's Fujian, and there were not many people going south for the first time. In fact, the Chaoshan area was sparsely populated before the Tang Dynasty.

The second large-scale southward migration of Chaoshan ancestors occurred in the Western Jin Dynasty, which was in the era of "Yongjia Rebellion". Serious natural disasters and wars forced people in the ancient Central Plains to organize the second large-scale southward migration in history. The ancestors of Chaoshan people moved south for the third time in the late Southern Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty. During the Southern Song Dynasty, invaded by foreign enemies, a large number of areas in the Central Plains fell. The Han people in the ancient Central Plains were forced to move south for the third time and enter today's Fuzhou, Chaozhou, Shantou and other places.

The clan characteristics of Chaoshan people;

There are about140,000 residents in this area, and there are10,000 hipsters living abroad. It is one of the most famous hometown of overseas Chinese in China. Most people belong to the Fulao ethnic group, and they all use Minnan dialect. They are a branch of the descendants of ancient Fujian and Vietnam who merged into the Han nationality. Their cultural characteristics are different from those of Guangfu people from South Vietnam and Hakka descendants. They have extremely rich and unique customs and habits, which have had a great influence on the indigenous culture of Southeast Asian islands. They are an important group of Guangdong customs and culture.

Before the late Tang Dynasty, Chaozhou was an isolated area with a small population, whether from the whole country or from Guangdong. Since the Northern Song Dynasty, the development and utilization of the Hanjiang River Delta has improved the living environment in this area, and Fujian immigrants are increasing day by day, and the population is increasing rapidly. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the population in this area jumped to the forefront of the province.

The cultural significance of Fujian immigrants to Chaozhou lies in promoting the development of productive forces in this area. With the improvement of the production level of agriculture and handicrafts, maritime traffic and trade became active, and the good family background of chaozhou people was at this time. Secondly, there are many officials and aristocratic families among the immigrants in Fujian, and many of them have become local nobles. Chaoshan people have attached importance to clan kinship so far, and they should lay a good foundation at this time.