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> China is 92% Han Only because the government keeps redefining what is Han. I lived in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Ghongzhou for over ten years. There were Hakk
by deerpig 9y ago
> China is 92% Han
Only because the government keeps redefining what is Han.
I lived in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Ghongzhou for over ten years. There were Hakka, Canton and Chui Chow people but few ethnic Han. That has since changed as factories are filled from all over China.
The government desperately wants everyone to think that China is for all intents and purposes one people, but it's a patch-work quilt of different ethnic groups, cultures and languages who are often at odds with each other.
- oh-kumudo 9y agoHan is a cultural concept, as is American. The government is not desperate, because Han culture is real: speaking Chinese, reading Chinese characters, looking like Chinese, then you would be accept as Chinese. Appearance is a issue for Westerners, but not a issue for all other indigenous ethical groups. Remember, being Han is not something people are ashamed of, in ancient East Asia, it is an honor, the hallmark of civilization, as was Rome, as is being American. Realistically, earn an ticket to the enormous economic opportunities China is offering is not a bad deal either, if you already look like one.