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HakkaEthnic group of China. Their name is Cantonese for “guest people” and is indicative of their unassimilated status in the areas of southern China where they live. In the 18th–19th centuries they often feuded with their non-Hakka neighbours over land. The Taiping Rebellion (1850–64) initially grew out of these local conflicts; after it, many Hakka emigrated to the island of Taiwan and the Malay Peninsula. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Table 1 Voting Patterns in the Presidential Elections of 2000 and 2004, by Ethnic Background (by percentage) Ethnic background of voters Votes % Holos Hakkas Mainlanders Aborigines estimates 2000 Chen Shui-bian 54. American missionaries, Chinese bandits, and the Hakkas of the Taiping Rebellion led by the Christian convert Hong Xiuquan in the year of "Yi-ba-liu-si" (1864) are arrayed to manage the alienness. Thus, the Hakkas (to whom Hong himself belonged) claim to have migrated from the north sometime during the Tang dynasty. |
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