The origin of the family

N opinions about the origin of "Jia Jia";

Yi family, the Qing Guangxu "Ya Zhou Zhi" called Yi people. "Jia Min lives in Big Egg Port, Baoping Port and Wanglou Port, which is close to the sea. Men and women seldom farm and grow mulberry, but weave hemp into nets and live on fish. Children and grandchildren will keep their jobs and pay taxes to run fishing classes. Sometimes farmers buy real estate. Women also weave and spin. "

Miao people, that is, water residents, are named Miao people because they float on the sea like eggs floating on saturated salt solution for many years. According to anthropologists' investigation and analysis, it has been confirmed that the Miao nationality is not an independent nation, but a collective name of the water residents in the coastal areas of China, belonging to the Han nationality. Most of the people's ancestral homes are boathouses in Yangjiang, Panyu, Shunde and Nanhai counties. Now it is mainly distributed in Yangjiang, Panyu, Shunde, Nanhai, Beihai, Fangchenggang, Sanya, Hainan and other coastal areas.

Generally speaking, small fishermen's families who live by water and fishing are called "Tujia". They don't have a big ship and can't sail far, so they can only fish offshore. There is no place for them in the fishing port. When the tide ebbs, they come out of their cages and catch some fish and shrimp. Life changes with the tide.

One theory about the origin of "Jia Jia" comes from the fact that the boat they lived in earlier looked like an eggshell floating on the water. Another way of saying it is that these houses and boats have lived at sea for many years, like eggs floating on the sea, so they are called "people". However, the family members themselves think that they are struggling in the wind and waves all the year round, and their lives are difficult to be guaranteed, as fragile as eggshells, so they are called "family members". Some scholars believe that "Yi Min" is the descendant of the ancient Yue nationality and the greatest navigator in ancient China. Before liberation, they were also called "gypsies" at sea because they drifted at sea all the year round.

For the origin of the Yi nationality, the academic circles have been inconclusive, and most researchers believe that the Yi nationality was originally Baiyue people. Historian Luo Xianglin believes that "water man" is a descendant of the Yue nationality. However, the Yi people are not necessarily a pure nation, but may have merged with different nationalities in different historical periods.

It is also said that the Yi people originated from the Mongols of Genghis Khan. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, many Mongolian soldiers were forced to go south because of the constant war. When they wandered to the southern coast, they were not tolerated by the locals. Some people became pirates and plundered nearby for a living. And a group of people have to drift on the boat and make a living by fishing.

According to the old photos provided by Sha Tin Tujia Culture Museum, Yi people were bullied for a long time from Yuan Dynasty to Qing Dynasty. They have no tribe, no land and live by the sea. The aborigines on the shore stipulate that the Yi people are not allowed to live, read and write on the shore, and are not allowed to marry other people on the shore. The name "Yi people" never appeared in the list of imperial examinations.

In the eyes of many people who don't know their hometown, Yi people are synonymous with being bullied. However, it is such a vulnerable group that, with their hard-working hands and simple wisdom, reclaimed land from the sea, created a beach field, created a salt water planting method, built a coastal foundation to raise shrimp and plant grass, and "enclosed" from the sea bit by bit.

Being close to the sea, strong winds and waves always threaten people's survival. Fishing is also difficult to meet the basic needs of life. As a result, some people began to quietly develop ashore and evolved into "amphibious people" with a new lifestyle.