Ep. 291 | The History of Hainan (Part 2)
The China History Podcast
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Hinanese Immigrants - When Did They Start Migrating?
When did the hinanese start migrating on mass? I believe later than the dochus, haken, hakas and cansonese. And then in terms of those diaspera communities, but they are among the later arrivals. They were the last ones to arrive in significant numbers, at least in malasia and singapore. When they began to settle, the best trades, businesses and jobs were all taken by those who had come from gwang dung and fucien. These earliest arrivals, these pioneers, once they got settled and got the lay of the land, they sent for their relatives and fellow villagers. Before long, as i mention, they began to
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