The Hakkas ("kejia" in mandarin) are a unique branch of the Han nationality. Their predecessors originally lived in the Yellow River area. Since the Tang (618- 907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, due to natu...The Hakkas ("kejia" in mandarin) are a unique branch of the Han nationality. Their predecessors originally lived in the Yellow River area. Since the Tang (618- 907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, due to natural disasters and wars, the Hakka people's predecessors began to migrate to southern parts of China. They first arrived at the vast mountainous areas at the junction of today's Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces. Later on they moved on to other southern provinces as well as the overseas countries an...展开更多
文摘The Hakkas ("kejia" in mandarin) are a unique branch of the Han nationality. Their predecessors originally lived in the Yellow River area. Since the Tang (618- 907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, due to natural disasters and wars, the Hakka people's predecessors began to migrate to southern parts of China. They first arrived at the vast mountainous areas at the junction of today's Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces. Later on they moved on to other southern provinces as well as the overseas countries an...