Alien peoples have invaded and migrated to China repeatedly over the centuries, yet never have people from all parts of the country, both north and south of the Yangtze, with different dialects and ways of life, gathered together on one island and lived together for as long as forty years.
當年五胡亂華也好、歷代民族的大遷徙也好，從來沒有一次是整個民族從大江南北，不同的方言與生活習慣，而聚集在一個島嶼共同生活達四十年之久。