Why can't China people become colonists? Explain China and China people (1)

The writer is an American diplomat who lived in China for a long time 100 years ago. Combining his own experience and thinking, he unveiled the late Qing society and modern China people. The author said: This book is not a criticism of China, nor is it an eulogy for the people of China. This book only explains people in China and China. China people have a strong regional concept and mutual connection. The new clan is always built near the original clan. In this way, the children's families will gather around the parents' families. Some villages consist of only one family, including three or four generations of this family. For example: Smith Village, John Village. If translated more accurately, there is a crossroads between Zhangjiacun, Wangjiazhuang and Lijia. Small villages, towns and cities with this name are all over the country. They occupy a large part of the country's place names. Every family's property, especially real estate, is jointly created and owned by * * *. Separation only happens after the death of male parents. All family members, men, women and children, have to work. If you are farmers, set out together in the morning and work in the fields for a day. Women also work like men. China people have close ties with their families and never travel for entertainment. They leave home only because they have to deal with business or personal affairs. After leaving home, whether in a foreign country or in a foreign country, he always thinks that this is an exile, and he will feel homesick to some extent. No matter how backward his hometown is, he regards returning home as the main pleasure of life. China people are not and cannot be colonists unless their nature is completely changed. Although there are China people in North and South America, in Australian colonies, in Myanmar, Siam, East Indies, Java and Japan, none of them are their settlements. They are not colonists, but temporary immigrants. They are very similar to migratory birds. They live in one place for a few months, and then nest somewhere far away in memory to raise their offspring. In the long run, nothing has changed. They were forced to leave home and live in exile because of urgent affairs. But before they set off, they had made a careful plan to return home. These plans and hopes are always in their minds. As I said just now, they come and go like migratory birds. Almost all the people who died abroad made the same arrangement. They asked people to transport the bodies back to their hometown and bury them next to their ancestors. Americans will be surprised if they compare the total number of immigrants from China to the United States in the past 20 years with the total number of China people buried in the United States. There is no doubt that those bones buried in America belong to vagrants and homeless people. China people are keen and cautious businessmen, and they are patient, loyal and hardworking workers. But most importantly, he is a person who loves his family. Although he has traveled all over the world and gone through hardships, his greatest wish is to return to his homeland, settle down and return to his roots. He not only had this desire when he was forced to live in a foreign country, but also had the same idea after making contributions in another country. His characteristics stem not only from his love for the country, but also from his attachment to his hometown. For example, a Cantonese will not settle in Beijing. Many of them are just here on business. They will always be pilgrims and outsiders. Their greatest wish is to return to their birthplace and settle down. If one of the poor and helpless people dies in Beijing and has no money, then good people will transport his bones back to his hometown for burial. There are associations and charities in major cities in China. One of the most important tasks of these institutions is to send people who died in other places home for burial. The so-called six China Association in San Francisco (which has many false comments) undertook this major task. Visitors to China occasionally encounter such a coffin, which is hung between two long sticks with both ends fixed on the backs of two donkeys. There is a wicker basket in front of the coffin, which contains a big white rooster. The coffin contained people who died elsewhere, so they were carried, perhaps through this China to his resting place. This rooster must be white and hairless. It will lead the soul of the deceased in a long journey, or persuade him to follow his own body. The more active the rooster is in the cage, the louder it crows, which means it can accomplish its mission more successfully. After several generations, this strong nostalgia has gradually developed into a religion, a final return regardless of life and death. This is a sacred need in the heart of every China person. If we refer to ancestor worship, we will better understand this phenomenon in China. We must condemn idolatry. I must admit that every time I see China people's coffins return to their hometown by sea or land, those beautiful historical stories in the Old Testament will come to my eyes. In this story, Abraham bought a field and a cave for his wife Sarah as a Hebrew cemetery. Abraham, Isaac and Rebekah were buried there after their death. After Jagger's death, Yue Se and his brothers transported his father's body from Egypt to Canaan and buried it next to Leah. Joseph asked his children to promise to bury his ashes in the same grave after his death. This promise was fulfilled two centuries after his death. People will certainly respect the feelings of the people of China. Our ancestors felt this way. For thousands of years, China people have passed it down from generation to generation and put it into practice. The China administration has taken advantage of this characteristic of people in a strange way. For foreigners who want to become citizens of China, one of the most important conditions is that they should have a cemetery in the territory of the Chinese Empire. Owning a small cemetery is considered to be a good proof of his intention to become a permanent settler.