Guangdong and Fujian have traditionally been wellsprings of Chinese emigration overseas. But many equally outstanding Hakkas have also been sprinkled amongst these Cantonese and Fujianese putting down roots in the world's soil. Originally Han residents of China's heartland, the Hakka fled south to escape the chaos of successive wars.
廣東、福建，是中國的兩大僑鄉，而夾在閩、粵兩大移民族群中的「客家人」也同樣傑出，開枝散葉，獨樹一幟。