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Between 1840 and 1940, over two million people left the five counties of the Wuyi (五邑) region in southern Guangdong — one of the largest sustained regional migrations in modern…

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BySteven

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Jul 2026

Practical Guide Roots Travel

What to Eat in Wuyi: A Food Guide for Returning Diaspora

What to Eat in Wuyi: A Food Guide for Returning Diaspora Taishanese cuisine was the first regional Chinese food to globalize. Before Sichuan, Hunan, or Shanghai cooking reached international audiences,…

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Jul 2026

Diaspora Stories Migration History

From Haikou Port to the World: 200 Years of Wuyi Diaspora

Between 1840 and 1940, over two million people departed from a handful of stone jetties along the Tan River. They were leaving Wuyi (五邑, wǔyì — the five counties of…

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BySteven

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Jul 2026

Practical Guide Roots Travel

Wuyi Roots Trip Accommodation Guide: Where to Stay in Kaiping and Taishan

Wuyi Roots Trip Accommodation Guide: Where to Stay in Kaiping and Taishan rnOver four million people of Wuyi (五, Wǔyì — the Five Counties) descent live outside China. Every year,…

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Jul 2026

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The Village Atlas of Wuyi: An Interactive Guide to Ancestral Home Villages

nttThe Wuyi (五) region of Guangdong Province sent over two million people overseas between 1840 and 1940 — and every single one of them came from a specific village. Not…

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Jul 2026

Labor Migration Wuyi Diaspora

Chinese Railroad Workers: The Wuyi Villages That Built the Transcontinental

Chinese Railroad Workers: The Wuyi Villages That Built the Transcontinental Between 1865 and 1869, approximately 12,000 Chinese workers laid the track that connected America from coast to coast. More than…

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Jul 2026

diaspora History and Culture Primary Sources

What Is Qiaopi? A Beginner’s Guide to Chinese Remittance Letters

Between 1850 and 1950, millions of Chinese emigrants sent home letters unlike any correspondence in human history. Each one was simultaneously a love letter, a bank transfer, a household budget,…

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Jul 2026

Practical Guide Roots Trip Planning Wuyi Heritage

Plan Your Wuyi Roots Trip: Visas, Routes, and Getting There

Plan Your Wuyi Roots Trip: Visas, Routes, and Getting There The Five Counties (五邑, Wǔyì) of Wuyi — Taishan (台山), Kaiping (开平), Xinhui (新会), Enping (恩平), and Heshan (鹤山) —…

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Jul 2026

Migration Routes Port Towns

Guanghai: Taishan’s Historic Port Town and Its Maritime Diaspora

Guanghai: Taishan's Historic Port Town and Its Maritime Diaspora The Fortress by the Sea The year was 1387. The Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, founder of the Ming dynasty, looked at…

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Jul 2026

Migration History Museums

Inside the Taishan Overseas Chinese Museum: What 150 Years of Qiaopi Letters Reveal About Love and Distance

Between 1840 and 1949, the Wuyi region sent over two million people overseas — and for a century, the only thread connecting them to home was paper. The qiaopi (侨批,…

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What to Eat in Wuyi: A Food Guide for Returning Diaspora

From Haikou Port to the World: 200 Years of Wuyi Diaspora

Wuyi Roots Trip Accommodation Guide: Where to Stay in Kaiping and Taishan

The Village Atlas of Wuyi: An Interactive Guide to Ancestral Home Villages

Chinese Railroad Workers: The Wuyi Villages That Built the Transcontinental

What Is Qiaopi? A Beginner’s Guide to Chinese Remittance Letters

Plan Your Wuyi Roots Trip: Visas, Routes, and Getting There

Guanghai: Taishan’s Historic Port Town and Its Maritime Diaspora

Inside the Taishan Overseas Chinese Museum: What 150 Years of Qiaopi Letters Reveal About Love and Distance

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