Is Chaoshan related to Fujian?

Chaoshan people and Fujian people are related by blood. The ancestors of Chaoshan people were the Han nationality in the ancient Central Plains. They migrated from the hinterland of the Central Plains to Fujian during the Qin Shihuang period, and after a long time, they settled in Chaoshan. About 90% of Chaoshan people are Han immigrants from the Central Plains, and a few are descendants of local aborigines, ethnic minorities and foreigners. It can be said that Chaoshan people and Minnan people are related by blood.

The migration route of Chaoshan people is mainly from the Central Plains to Fujian, and then from Fujian to Chaoshan. In the feudal era of thousands of years, the political and economic centers of the country were mostly in the north and the Central Plains, and the south was called the land of barbarians. Many ancestors continued to migrate southward to Chaoshan area. With the development of economy, more and more foreigners come to work and live in Guangdong, which also brings different cultures and traditions. These cultures and traditions are integrated with Chaoshan culture and tradition, forming a unique Chaoshan culture.

Generally speaking, Chaoshan people and Fujian people are closely related, and culture and tradition blend with each other, forming a unique Chaoshan culture.

Chaoshan geographical environment

Chaoshan is located in the southeast coastal area of Guangdong Province, where the Chinese mainland coastline meets the Tropic of Cancer. Chaoshan is bordered by Lianhua Mountain in the north, Nanhai in the south, Haifeng County in the west, Raoping County in the east and Taiwan Province Province in the opposite direction.

Located in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Greater Bay Area and the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Straits, it is an important node of two national strategic development regions. It is also the development pole of Greater Bay Area's development planning, the important gateway of the Maritime Silk Road, the "South China Hub" in Guangdong, which is only 160 nautical miles away from Taiwan Province, and the hometown of more than 30 million overseas Chaoshan people.

Chaoshan area is not an administrative region, but a local administrative region for a long time in history. It is an area with Chaoshan people as the main ethnic group, a Chaoshan cultural area and a Chaoshan dialect area, with the south of Lianhua Mountain as the natural geographical division. Chaoshan includes Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang and Shanwei, also known as the four cities in eastern Guangdong. Chaoshan four cities cover 1 1 district 6 counties and 2 county-level cities Puning and Lufeng, with a total area of 16 189.5 square kilometers.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chaoshan