Hakka Land in Chixi Town

Chixi Town is the only pure Hakka town in Taishan. Speak Hakka dialect (Mandarin, Cantonese, Taishan dialect) and maintain a complete Hakka custom. In the early Qing Dynasty, Hakkas moved to Xinning (Taishan). More than a hundred years ago, there was a war in Tuke, and a small number of Hakkas wandered around Chixi Peninsula. This is the ancestor of Hakkas in Chixi. According to the "Overview of Taishan in Ancient and Modern Times", "Chixi Hakka ancestors moved from Huizhou (Zhou), Chaozhou (Zhou), Jia (Yingzhou, Meizhou) and other counties to Xinning (Taishan) County during the Yongzheng and Qianlong years of the Qing Dynasty and lived under Cao Fengshan." Cao Feng is the third peak of Nanfeng Mountain. According to the records of Chixi county annals and Zhu family tree in this area, the ancestor of this Hakka Zhu family who entered Guangdong was Zhang Fugong. Zhang Fuguong is the seventh grandson of Zhu, a descendant of Quangong, a native of Luling, Jiangxi. Around the Southern Song Dynasty or the end of Yuan Dynasty, he entered Guangdong from Jiangxi and established Confucianism in Jiaying Prefecture. After that, his descendants migrated in many places, flowed into Mount Tai during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and were separated in 49 and 30. In the six years from Lang to Xianfeng, there was a civil-guest struggle in Wuyi area, and the Hakka Zhu family in the two places moved to the neighboring Southeast Chixi Peninsula.

Among the Hakkas who moved to Chixi, Yang accounts for a certain proportion. According to the textual research of Yang's Genealogy, the ancestor of Yang's surname in Taishan was Shi Tinggong, and he was accompanied by Ye (the 99th generation). First moved from Xingning County to Niujiaoyou Village, Chonglou, Xinning County (Taishan), and Shi Tinggong gave birth to two sons. Longgong, the eldest son, followed the Roche family, gave birth to three sons, and then moved to Longchuan County; The second son, Xing Gong, Ye Shi, Yuan Shi and Zhong Shi (one hundred generations), moved to Wanxing (now Dongyang) village in Cao Chong (Cao Chong District, Chixi) with their four sons, tilling the fields and donating taxes. This is the 106 generation since the birth of Purple Star Gong. Yang covers Chixi and Tiantou towns, and the population is distributed in most villages. Dongyang Village and Da Lang Village in Cao Chong are both surnamed Yang, and the population of these two natural villages alone is more than 500.

In the long-term migration process, the Hakkas in Chixi have developed the spirit of hard work, perseverance, hard work, courage to start a business and unity. Although influenced by local cultural customs, they still retain the ancient Central Plains culture, customs and traditions. Speaking the oldest language-Hakka dialect, it has its own unique folk customs. For example, they respect their ancestors and believe in gods. During seasonal festivals, Hakkas worship their ancestors devoutly. Hakkas love to sing folk songs to express their feelings, while women love red headscarves and red ropes. During the Chinese New Year, every family sticks Spring Festival couplets, steamed bamboo sticks, beat rice oranges, stir-fry peanuts and divide pig's horns.