The family tree of the overseas surname Yang

The relatively large-scale immigration of the Yang surname overseas began after the late Yuan Dynasty, especially after Zheng He’s voyages to the West in the Ming Dynasty. This was the Yang surname in southern China, especially in Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong and other provinces. The initial period of overseas migration. Mainly to make a living overseas to avoid natural and man-made disasters. The main areas of immigration are Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and other countries in Southeast Asia today.

After the Opium War until the early 20th century, either because of political asylum, in pursuit of Western science and technology, or in search of revolutionary truth, the main areas where people with the surname Yang moved were towards the West, Europe and the United States. This is why people with the surname Yang The second important period for people to travel across the ocean. Since the 20th century, many descendants of the Yang family have lived in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe while studying abroad or doing business. These people have made outstanding achievements in trade, science, art, engineering, politics and many other aspects, and many of them have become elites in all walks of life.

There are Dr. Yang Zhenning, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, Yang Zuyou, an academician of the National Academy of Engineers, who was appointed by President Bush as a member of the President's Technical Advisory Committee that year, and many other celebrities;