The origin of Hakka people

The first time was when Qin Shihuang unified the whole country: in order to consolidate the newly acquired southern territory, Qin Shihuang sent a large number of soldiers and civilians to northern Guangdong. Later generations called Beijiang Hakka.

The second time in Yongjia period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: Han people from Shanxi, Hebei and Henan successively crossed the Yellow River, crossed the Yangtze River from Anhui and passed through the northwest of Jiangxi;

The third time was the second year of Nuozong Ganfu in Tang Dynasty: because of the Huang Chao Rebellion, residents in northern Jiangxi moved to western Jiangxi, southern Fujian and northern Guangdong;

The fourth time was at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty: this was a crucial period for Hakkas to move south to Guangdong. With the southward advance of the Mongolian army, Hakka ancestors from Jiangxi and Fujian entered eastern and northern Guangdong with the defeated Song royal family.

The fifth time was in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties: due to the policy of filling Sichuan with Huguang, some Hakkas in Guangdong and Fujian moved to Sichuan and Chongqing; Especially Chongqing in the east of Sichuan.

The sixth time was in the middle of Qing Dynasty: the shortage of land in Guangdong Hakka area became more and more serious, and a large number of Hakkas immigrated to Nanyang and Taiwan Province Province.