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Hakka culture (Chinese: 客家文化) refers to the culture created by Hakka people, a Han Chinese subgroup, across Asia and the Americas. It encompasses the shared language, various art forms, food culture, folklore, and traditional customs.
Numbering over 80 million worldwide, the Hakka have a fascinating story of migration, hardship, and preservation of ancient traditions. This article explores the origins, diaspora, language, culture, food, and impact of the Hakka Chinese.
Hakka cuisine is the cooking style of the Hakka people, and it may also be found in parts of Taiwan and in countries with significant overseas Hakka communities. [1] There are numerous restaurants in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Thailand, Canada, and the United States serving Hakka cuisine.
Apr 7, 2023 · Find out who the Hakka people are and understand their history. Discover the Hakka Chinese language and the important characteristics of the Hakka people. Updated: 04/07/2023.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper. Hakka language, Chinese language spoken by considerably fewer than the estimated 80 million Hakka people living mainly in eastern and northern Guangdong province but also in Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Hunan, and Sichuan provinces. Hakka is also spoken by perhaps 7 million ...
Jun 14, 2018 · T he southward migration of the Hakka took place in five stages. The first stage began in the Dong Jin period (317 to 420 ce), when the Hakka moved southward from today’s Henan and Shanxi.The second and third stages began in late Tang dynasty and ended in the Bei S ong dynasty, when the migration moved southward to southern Jiangxi. They later continued further south to western Fujian and ...
The “Hakka Origins Problem.”. Linked to the term kè 客, or “guest,” Hakka have traditions of having migrated from somewhere else, probably somewhere to the north. (The Hakka language is sometimes described as “somewhere between” northern Mandarin and southern Cantonese.)
