Mindong She Nationality Ancestral Land: An Ethnic Epic in the Great Mountains
Mindong She Nationality Ancestral Land: An Ethnic Epic in the Great Geographical Connections Fuan (Fujian), Luoyuan (Fuzhou), Xiapu (Ningde), Funing Prefecture, Changle County, Lianjiang County, Huokou She Township (Luoyuan), Muyang Town (Fuan), Banzhong She Township, Xitan Town. Origins: The Hongwu Migration from Phoenix Mountain to Mindong The origin and migration of the She people in Mindong is a grand epic spanning over a millennium. According to local gazetteers, the She people refer to themselves as “Shan-ha,” meaning “Guests in the Mountains.” The critical turning point for their large-scale entry into the Mindong region occurred in the first year of the Ming Hongwu era (1368). While scattered distributions existed as early as the Sui and Tang dynasties, the official immigration policies and refuges during the early Ming Dynasty established Mindong as the “Ancestral Land of the She Nationality in Fujian.” Records from Luoyuan County indicate that She migrants who moved from Phoenix Mountain in Chaozhou, Guangdong, during the early Hongwu era became pioneers in developing the remote mountainous areas of Huokou and Daba. ...