Where do the Hakkas come from?

The so-called Hakka refers to the Han nationality in the Central Plains, originally from Henan, who moved south during the Eastern Jin War and began to become a resident group with a "special identity". In the subsequent migration, they gradually formed today's unique Hakka family.

Hakka people are mainly distributed in Hakka areas, namely Meizhou, Huizhou, Heyuan, Shaoguan, Shenzhen, Longyan, Sanming, Ganzhou, Hezhou, Taoyuan, Miaoli and Hsinchu. Hakkas in China are distributed in 185 cities and counties in 19 provinces, with the most concentrated Hakkas in Gannan, western Fujian, eastern Guangdong, northern Guangdong and the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary. The scope includes Wujiang River Basin (Ganjiang River, Tingjiang River, Meijiang River, Dongjiang River and Beijiang River Basin), as well as Hakka people in the Pearl River Delta, southern Fujian and northern Jiangxi.

Hakka is the only ethnic group that is not named by region, and it is one of the most widely distributed and far-reaching ethnic groups in the world. The name Hakka comes from the guest-giving system in the Eastern Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and the guest-giving system in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Both immigrants and naturalized people are merged into Hakkas, who are called Hakkas.

Hakka culture

Hakka culture is known as the living fossil of ancient culture in China, and Hakka dialect is the living fossil of ancient Chinese, which can correspond to the pronunciations recorded in ancient rhymes such as Qieyun, Tangyun, Guang Yun and Jiyun, and retain a large number of ancient Chinese words, such as "You, I, He is Er, Wu and its ancient pronunciation" in Hakka pronunciation. Hakka studies is a prominent school in the world today.

There is an important cultural tradition in Hakka culture, that is, respecting literature and attaching importance to education. Blood is the root and culture is the soul. As a cultural value, it has been deeply rooted in Hakka groups. The ancients said, "virtue is a family heirloom, more than ten generations, and wealth is a family heirloom, but three generations."

The sages of the previous generation all had family precepts and set an example for future generations with the spirit of virtue. Hakka people adhere to the concept of "respecting education". Hakka family rules and family instructions condense the survival wisdom developed by Hakka people for more than 2,000 years, which has vitality beyond time and space and is a vivid interpretation of traditional virtues.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Hakka