Meaning of Jhangjhou | Babel Free

Examples

“He then built a settlement in southern Cyuanjhou and from there dispatched trading vessels to Japan, Taiwan, Manila and other destinations.[…] Between 70 to 80 percent of immigrants were from the Jhangjhou and Cyuanjhou regions (Hoklos), 20 percent were from the Jiaing and Chaojhou regions (Hakkas), and only 1 percent from other prefectures of Fujian or other provinces.”

Mini-encyclopedia of Taiwan History

“According to the official, "Those from Jhangjhou and Cyuanjhou prefectures in Fujian, who have no land to work, no employment and nothing to eat, can become rich, or at least support themselves, once they come to Taiwan."”

Ten Short Talks on Taiwan History

“According to the census data gathered in 1995, the Holo people, descendants of the Fukienses (mainly from Cyuanjhou and Jhangjhou of the Fujian) migrated to Taiwan at the end of the Ching dynasty (1683-1895).”

“Chiang was a native of Yilan, and his ancestors originally hailed from Longsi County in the Jhangjhou area of Fujian Province.”

“The reclamation of the Taipei Basin began with people from Jhangjhou and the Hakka.”

“Roughly 93% of the inhabitants of Niaosong Township came from Cyuanjhou and Jhangjhou of Fujian Province, China.”

“Madou is flat with gentle topography and productive lands located in the heartland of Tainan City. The district has a population of 45,037 (data from April, 2015.) The residents in Madou District are affectionate folks whose ancestries hail from Jhangjhou and Cyuanjhou regions in Fujian Province.”

“In 1661, Jheng Cheng-Gong defeated Hollanders and became the new ruler of Taiwan and started a new page of Jhengs’ ruling in Taiwan. During Jhengs’ ruling, because of their hostile attitude toward the Cing government, immigrants were less than the Holland-occupation period. According to “Lukang’s Local Records”, there were about 2,000 Han people, most of whom were from Singhua, Fujian, doing farming and fishing. Later, some people from Cyuanjhou and Jhangjhou, Fujian gradually moved to Today’s Lunzihding in Lukang. This pattern should be the main pattern of Lukang’s immigration before Cing Dynasty.”

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