In fact, in China's modern history, there have been several large-scale migration and migration routes, which are also choices made according to the situation at that time, because there was a famine at that time, in order to survive, they had to go far away from their hometowns to other places, and this migration process is a journey to escape the famine, the reason why these deserters chose this road is also forced to be helpless, but everyone can only choose to immigrate in order to survive, such as the former Shanxi people chose to go to the west entrance, and the Shandong people chose to break into the Guandong. I have to say that these two migrations are very important in recent history, so let's take a closer look at it.
First of all, let's talk about the very famous west entrance, the crowd is mainly the history of the blood and tears of the Shanxi people, in fact, now there are also some songs that go to the west mouth, this song is still sung by men and women, which is also the means by which the people who chose this road at that time chose to make a living in order to survive, which is the history of their livelihood outside the mouth after killing the tiger. In fact, the reason why there are signs of taking the west entrance, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the climax period was in the late Ming and early Qing stages, and when it came to the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the People's Republic, the population who chose this road became more and more numerous, it can be said that this westward journey has also endured about 300 years of history.
In addition to the Shanxi people, this part of the population also includes hebei and Shaanxi and other displaced people, the reason why they will choose this road, is because the land in Shanxi is too barren, and often some uncontrollable natural disasters, in fact, in the early years of Guangxu, there was a disaster in the recent history of the drought is very serious, after this disaster caused a great famine, this time people simply can not eat enough, can only starve, in the face of such a situation, people also want to find a way to live for themselves, So the immeasurable people began to choose to go out of their homes, choose to go to the west mouth and start to flow to Inner Mongolia.
In fact, the folk songs they created also represented the voices of people's inner grievances at that time, the reason for doing so was also forced to be helpless, had to leave their hometown, even their parents and children could only wave goodbye, the days of leaving other places were not good, this kind of life was very difficult and lonely, so the heart was also full of bitterness and reluctance. In those hundreds of years, this part of the people chose to go to the West Exit is also a history of suffering, there are also a group of Shanxi merchants who have become shrewd and strong after being tempered, in fact, Baotou in Inner Mongolia is now the largest industrial city in their grassland.
Baotou has a population of more than 2 million, in a long time ago the city was just a small village, according to the people here, this is because the Shanxi people chose to develop here at that time, promoting trade to make the original Baotou prosperous, it can be said that Baotou is also very grateful to this group of people to go to the west entrance. In fact, in this city, everyone knows the Fusheng Gong, and it is even rumored that it is precisely because of the Fusheng Gong that Baotou City has become what it is today, in fact, this Fusheng Gong is the business name of the Shanxi Qiao family many years ago.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the People's Republic, in addition to the Xikou place is always very chaotic, but also often some disasters, this time to go to the west of the mouth of the people you and the life in the mouth is almost the same, this time the scale of this migration began to become smaller, and then declined, I have to say that this wave of immigration made Inner Mongolia at that time relatively backward nomadic state become advanced, because the immigration let them have a more advanced farming culture, so Inner Mongolia is precisely because of the development of these immigrants also changed their own cultural landscape.
Next, let's talk about the second population migration into the Kanto, which is mainly a migration operation by Shandong people, in the 19th century, because of the invasion of foreigners, many people in Shandong were living in hardship, so many displaced people also began to pour in, and at this time there was a wave of intrusion into the Kanto. When the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, they chose to divide a clear ethnic hierarchy, at this time they did not let the Han people enter the manchurian territory, so they had a long-term ban policy for the northeast, and in the early days of the Qing Dynasty, some rulers would let them go to the borderlands for some criminals who made mistakes, which was a very cold northeast.
Later in the lower reaches of the Yellow River for several years there were some natural disasters, this time the Qing government did not choose to lift the customs, but some of the victims in order to make a living, regardless of the government's ban, had to pour into the northeast, this is to break into the Guandong, especially in the Republic of China, this kind of wave of breaking into the Kanto is very popular, at this time some immigrants in Shandong have begun to migrate to the northeast, this degree of heat is more prosperous than the Qing Dynasty, the reason why this situation occurs, is also because of the large population of Shandong, But land is very rare, and the distribution of land is not reasonable, so the people's lives are poor.
On both sides of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal there are a large number of people, and the navigability of the canal has also declined a lot, so people are not so easy to even maintain their livelihoods, but the northeast region is different, this place has very fertile land, the land is very extensive, the population is relatively sparse, then for this part of the population is a very good choice, and in the northeast this region has a fairly developed industrial and agricultural commerce, the trade is also very much, they are also very active for the labor force, So at this time, Shandong people chose to go to this place, and they were also very happy.
In addition, the reason why Shandong people chose to break into the Kanto is because of the years of war and famine, because in the 20s and 30s of the 19th century, there were often natural disasters in Shandong, and the war was non-stop. Like some plague of locusts. Drought and banditry are prevalent, so the famine at this time is very serious, the disaster victims can choose the way to escape is immigration, in fact, this history of breaking into the Kanto is quite long, and by the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were already millions of immigrants. Even if they have gone to the northeast, these people still maintain contact with their relatives and friends in their hometown.
At this time, the victims can also get all kinds of information through these relatives, friends and newspapers. This part of the disaster democracy will choose two escape routes, one is to escape by land, the other is to take the sea to escape to the northeast by boat, in the Republic of China period, Shandong people accounted for more than 15 million immigrants, in fact, from 1927 to 1929, when the population of the inland population migrated to the northeast has reached more than 3 million people, in these groups, Shandong people accounted for the majority, as high as 80%. From these data, it can also be seen that the scale of this wave of immigration is very large.
This is the two very famous population migrations in modern history, which is also the result of history, looking back at history, we will also find that the people's life at that time was really not easy, and now that we have such a happy and beautiful life, we must cherish it and work harder to create a better tomorrow.