Introduction to Hakka
The Hakkas are a unique ethnic group of "Han" Chinese. They are thought to be the earliest "Han" settlers in China. One theory states that many of the early Hakkas were affiliated with the "royal bloods." After 17 century, the sailing skill was improved and developed, therefore, about in the early Qing dynasty, a lot of Minnan and Uedong people sailed across the sea to Taiwan. But Hakkas were much fewer than Minnan people. There were two reasons: the first is that during the Kang Xi period, the Hakkas of Chouzhou Fu and Huezhou Fu were banned from sailing across the sea to Taiwan because of the prohibition; the other is supposed to be that most Hakkas living in the mountains were not familiar with watercourses, so they preferred to stay in the mountains. Fortunately, Fujian and Guangdong Hakkas were not limited by the prohibition, so Hakkas from Zhangzhou Fu, Dingzhou Fu, and Guangdong could migrate to Taiwan. As the time going, with the repeal of the prohibition, Hakkas from Chaozhou Fu, Huezhou Fu and also Jiayingzhou Fu came to Taiwan gradually. Besides Taiwan, during the last hundred years or so, Hakkas migrated to South East Asia, East Africa, Europe, South America, Canada and U.S.
Hakka people are endeavoring, hard-working, and enduring. They always struggle for life. When they first came to places where were occupied by locals, Hakkas usually explored and survived on the less desirable lands. They never surrender to the bad environment. In spite of the challenging life, Hakkas are adamant in defending their cultural heritage and traditions. You may say they are conservative, but that is their love and insistence on their own group.
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Distributions of Hakka people
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