Where is Kanto in "Braving the Kanto"?

Kanto generally refers to Liaoning Province, Jilin Province and Heilongjiang Province.

In the eyes of ordinary people, kanto region mainly refers to the three northeastern provinces. However, due to the special relationship between Manchuria and Mongolia, at least in the early years of the Republic of China, Kanto also included most of northwest Mongolia.

With the invasion of Japan, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang successively fell, and people began to refer to the three northeastern provinces in general.

In different historical periods, this area has different names. For example, it was called Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty. It was also called Kanto in Qing Dynasty. Because it is located in the east of Shanhaiguan, it is named Guandong.

Going to the Kanto is a huge and lasting immigration tide in China's modern history. Specifically, it refers to the tide of immigrants who migrated from Shandong, Hebei, Henan and other provinces to kanto region to make a living during the historical period from the late Qing Dynasty to the founding of New China.

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In the modern history of China, there were three major waves of immigrants, namely, going to Kanto, going to the west and going down to Nanyang.

The trip to Guandong is mainly in Shandong, and the destination is the three northeastern provinces.

Pass the East River: Pass, namely Shanhaiguan. Specifically, it refers to Jilin, Liaoning and Heilongjiang provinces. Because the three northeastern provinces are located in the east of Shanhaiguan, it is named. In old China, Shandong was densely populated with frequent disasters; Guangdong has a vast territory, sparsely populated and fertile land. The history book says: "Nature has three advantages, namely, shortage, mining and salt." Historically, the two places have close geographical ties. First, fleeing farmers have become the mainstream.

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