"Hanmei Aoxue: Shandong people's "Pioneer East Road"."
On the picture scroll of history, we witnessed the erosion of the Yellow River in the Central Plains during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the Shandong warriors bravely embarked on the "Pioneer East Road" far from their homeland. This is one of the most magnificent population migrations in China's modern history, with about 30 million people from Guannei, especially Shandong people, dreaming of a dream and crossing the cold land outside Guanwai, composing an epic of survival and struggle.
The history of unblocking: from confinement to liberation.
The Qing court lifted the blockade policy outside the customs and encouraged the people inside the customs to immigrate to the northeast, opening a new chapter of the "Pioneer East Road". This is an expedition from Shanhaiguan to the Northeast Plain, turning the cold land outside the Guanxi into a new home. The origin of the name of "Pioneer East Road" This great migration of people was named "Pioneer East Road" because of the success of overcoming many difficulties and breaking through the confinement. Starting from Shanhaiguan, passing through the vast eastern three provinces, the cold land outside the customs will become a new home. Behind this name is the determination and struggle of an era.
The Choice of Migration to the South: The Trade-off Between Land and Survival.
Since ancient times, Jiangnan has been known as "the lake is wide and ripe, and the world is full", and the rich land is desirable. However, in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the Guannai was already overcrowded, and the contradiction between land and population was acute. Faced with the pressure to make a living, the people of Shandong chose to migrate bravely rather than to move towards the rich lands of the south.
Reasons for choosing: land and survival.
Although the Jiangnan region is rich, the land has been developed on a large scale, and it is impossible to provide a new place for the people fleeing the famine. On the contrary, the Northeast region is sparsely populated and the land is fertile, making it an ideal place for people to become self-reliant and build a new home. Although the climate outside the Kansai was cold, it was closer to the north, and the people were able to retain their original way of life in the new land.
The Road of "Pioneer East Road": Hardships and Choices.
There are two main migration routes on the "Pioneer East Road", one is the land route, which passes through Shanhaiguan and Xifengkou, enters Liaoning, and finally disperses to the vast Northeast Plain. The road is full of bad luck, mud and ruggedness, hunger and cold, and robbers to guard against. Another route is the waterway, taking a boat from the Jiaodong Peninsula, such as Yantai, which only takes one night to reach the Liaodong Peninsula, becoming the choice of more people.
Impact & Legacy.
The wave of "Pioneer East Road" has injected new vitality into the land outside the Guanwai and effectively developed the vast land in Northeast China. The 100-year-long migration increased the population from 3 million before 1840 to 18 million in 1910 and then to nearly 40 million in 1945. Among them, the population of "Pioneer East Road" reached 37 million, accounting for more than half, becoming the pioneer of this land.
Self's point of view: the spirit of Shandong that dares to expand and dare to break through.
Looking back on history, "Pioneer East Road" is not only a magnificent population migration, but also a portrayal of the spirit of Shandong. In the land of cold plum and snow, Shandong people dare to challenge the extreme natural environment and are determined to write a new chapter. This human feat not only changed the land of Northeast China, but also buried the indomitable genes of Shandong people.
Epilogue. The "Pioneer East Road" is one of the most magnificent population migrations in modern Chinese history, where every participant is a witness to the times, and each family has its own epic. In this adventure, the people of Shandong, with their blood and determination, wrote a magnificent historical chapter on the cold land. This human feat has given us a deeper understanding of the profound connotation of "deep love for the homeland and return to the roots". In this turbulent era, let us jointly trace the footprints of those who dare to explore and dare to break through, and relive the historical chapter of "Pioneer East Road".