# Roots of China (rootsofchina.com) > The definitive English-language resource on Wuyi (五邑) diaspora history — surnames, migration routes, village life, and roots travel for overseas Chinese reconnecting with their heritage. ## Surname Histories - [Lee Surname Wuyi Diaspora: From Longxi to Gold Mountain](https://rootsofchina.com/lee-surname-wuyi-diaspora/) — Thousand-year journey of the Lee clan through Wuyi to global diaspora - [Chen Surname Wuyi Diaspora: From Yingchuan to the Seven Sons](https://rootsofchina.com/chen-surname-wuyi-diaspora/) — The Chen clan's migration from central China through Wuyi - [Guan Clan's 700-Year Odyssey: Northern Fortresses to Southern Shores](https://rootsofchina.com/guan-clan-wuyi-diaspora/) — The Guan clan's epic journey from the Three Kingdoms era to diaspora - [Zhang Surname: From Bow Makers to Gold Mountain](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-05-30-zhang-surname-taishan-diaspora/) — A Taishan clan's global journey - [Your Surname Is Your Compass: Trace Your Wuyi Roots](https://rootsofchina.com/your-surname-your-compass-wuyi-roots/) — How to start tracing your ancestry starting with just a family name ## Coolie Trade & Labor Migration - [Coolie Ships: The Norway's Bloody Hundred-Day Voyage (Macau→Havana)](https://rootsofchina.com/coolie-ships-macau-havana/) — The 1859 mutiny and the floating hell of coolie transport - [Coolie Trade Peru: White Death on the Chincha Islands](https://rootsofchina.com/coolie-trade-peru-guano/) — Chinese laborers in the Peruvian guano industry - [Siyi Market Gardeners of Australia](https://rootsofchina.com/siyi-market-gardeners-australia/) — From gold pick to garden hoe: Siyi agricultural pioneers - [The Enping-Cuba Connection: Chinese Coolies in the Caribbean](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-03-12-enping-cuba-connection/) — Wuyi laborers in Cuban sugar plantations ## Women's Stories - [Gold Mountain Wives: The Jinshanpo Who Built Qiaoxiang](https://rootsofchina.com/gold-mountain-wives-jinshanpo/) — The women who managed remittances, built diaolou, and ran village economies - [The Women Who Left: Chinese Female Migrants from Wuyi (1850-1940)](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-03-13-women-who-left-wuyi-female-migrants/) — Female migration stories from the Wuyi region - [Letters That Never Came: Gold Mountain Wives Who Waited in Vain](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-03-02-letters-never-came-gold-mountain-wives/) — The emotional toll of migration on Wuyi women ## Village Life & Local History - [Baisha Village, Kaiping: One Village, Five Continents](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-05-30-baisha-village-kaiping/) — Deep dive into a single qiaoxiang village's global connections - [Taishan Village Life: What Your Ancestors Left Behind (1850-1920)](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-03-02-taishan-village-life-1850-1920/) — Daily life in emigrant villages - [Taishan Village Life Before the Exodus (1800-1850)](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-03-17-taishan-village-life-before-exodus/) — What life was like before mass migration began - [The Towns That Built Diaspora: Taishan's 16 Emigrant Regions](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-03-19-taishan-emigrant-towns-guide/) — Regional guide to Taishan's emigration hubs ## Roots Travel & Genealogy Guides - [Plan Your Roots Trip: First-Timer's Guide to Taishan & Kaiping](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-03-01-plan-roots-trip-guide/) — Everything you need to plan a heritage journey - [How to Find Your Chinese Ancestral Village](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-02-23-find-ancestral-village-guide/) — Step-by-step methodology for locating your family's village - [Qingming in the Five Counties: Tomb-Sweeping Guide](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-03-01-qingming-wuyi-diaspora-guide/) — Diaspora descendant's guide to Qingming Festival - [Tracing Your Heshan Ancestors: Clan Genealogy Guide](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-03-06-heshan-clan-genealogy-guide/) — Practical genealogy research methods - [Inside the Taishan Overseas Chinese Museum](https://rootsofchina.com/taishan-overseas-chinese-museum/) — What 150 years of qiaopi letters reveal ## Migration Routes - [New Gold Mountain: Wuyi Pioneers in Australia (1850-1901)](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-03-18-new-gold-mountain-wuyi-australia-1850-1901/) — The Australian gold rush migration - [Singapore-Taishan: Two Centuries of Connection](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-03-15-singapore-taishan-migration-history/) — Migration history between Singapore and Taishan - [Vietnam-Taishan: Cross-Border Families Across Three Generations](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-03-13-vietnam-taishan-migration/) — The Vietnam-Wuyi diaspora connection - [From Heshan to Nanyang: Building Lives Across Two Worlds](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-03-05-heshan-singapore-malaysia-migration/) — Singapore and Malaysia migration from Heshan - [Hong Kong's Hidden Departure Points: Beyond the Harbor](https://rootsofchina.com/hong-kong-hidden-departure-points/) — Lesser-known emigration ports ## Remittance & Qiaopi - [Qiaopi and Family Power: How Remittance Letters Changed Wuyi Families](https://rootsofchina.com/2025-02-24-qiaopi-family-structure/) — The silver letters that reshaped family dynamics - [Letters Across the South China Sea: Singapore-Wuyi Remittance](https://rootsofchina.com/2026-02-26-singapore-wuyi-remittance/) — How Singapore connected Wuyi families through qiaopi ## Festivals & Culture - [Dragon Boat Festival Across the Diaspora: From Wuyi to the World](https://rootsofchina.com/dragon-boat-festival-diaspora/) — How the festival is celebrated globally
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