The origin of mainlanders

Mainlanders are the collective names of "Hakkas who settled in Taiwan Province Province before World War II and Chinese mainland people who immigrated to Taiwan Province from Fujian after World War II".

In Taiwan Province Province, it refers to 1945 China people (new residents) who came to Taiwan Province after the Second World War, especially mainland residents who moved to Taiwan Province with the National Government after the defeat of 1949. The appellation of "mainlander" in Taiwan Province Province has not only national connotation, but also political and ideological connotation to some extent. Hakka and Fujian immigrants who settled in Taiwan Province Province in the early days distinguish themselves from Chinese mainland immigrants who came to Taiwan after the war as "natives of this province".

Although the Han nationality, other nationalities and China people at home and abroad have all contributed to China's 5,000-year civilization, China has a vast territory and a large population, and China people in different provinces have regional differences. In the Sanjiang Valley of the Pearl River Delta, mainlanders and Cantonese people are called Waijianglao, generally referring to ethnic groups other than Cantonese, especially those who speak provincial accents or Putonghua. Of course, other provinces have similar names, but they are generally called "compatriots" at home and "China people" abroad.

In Taiwan Province Province, the term "mainlander" is habitually used, although the provincial administrative units have been blurred. It is difficult to effectively count the number of military and civilian immigrants in various provinces of Chinese mainland after the war. According to the census of 1956, the non-native population is about 930,000, plus 270,000 soldiers without citizenship, * * * is about 12 10000, accounting for 13% of the 9.37 million Taiwanese population at that time. It is difficult to determine the number of "mainlanders" because they marry people from this province. It is generally believed that it accounts for about 13~ 15% of the existing population in Taiwan Province province.

It is suggested to replace "mainlanders" with the word "new residents" in a broad sense. However, the concept of "mainlander" can't be distinguished from the spouses of Southeast Asia and Chinese mainland who have recently moved to Taiwan Province Province in large numbers, and the immigrants who come to Taiwan between "aborigines" and "new residents" can't get a better position in this dual context of "original-new", so it is easy to cause problems. In addition, there is the saying of "49 ethnic groups", because most mainlanders came to Taiwan Province with the National Government from 65438 to 0949, but this statement is rarely used.

Both native and mainlander have well-known nicknames: "Yuzai" (mainlander) and "Sweet Potato" (mainlander). After World War II, because the price of white rice in Taiwan Province Province is relatively expensive, people in this province often take sweet potato as their staple food, and the terrain in Taiwan Province Province is similar to the shape of "sweet potato", so people in Taiwan Province Province often call themselves "sweet potato"; Taro is called a mainlander who moved to Taiwan Province after World War II. For example, veterans who come to Taiwan with the government are often called Lao Taro; Interestingly, taro is a native crop in Taiwan Province Province, but sweet potato is an exotic product.