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The Hoklo people (Chinese: 福佬人; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ho̍h-ló-lâng) are a Han Chinese subgroup [6] who speak Hokkien, [7] a Southern Min language, [8] or trace their ancestry to southeastern Fujian in China, [9] and known by various related terms such as Banlam people (闽南人; Bân-lâm-lâng), Minnan people, Fujianese people or more commonly in Southeast Asia as the Hokkien people ...
Stone Statue of Laozi ("Ló-tsú" in Hoklo language) at Mount Qingyuan in Quanzhou, Fujian, China.. Minnan culture or Hokkien/Hoklo culture (Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân-lâm bûn-hòa; Chinese: 閩南 文化), also considered as the Mainstream Southern Min Culture, refers to the culture of the Hoklo people, a group of Han Chinese people who have historically been the dominant demographic in ...
Hokkien is reportedly the native language of up to 80% of the ethnic Chinese people in the Philippines, among which is known locally as Lán-nâng-uē ("Our people's speech"). Hokkien speakers form the largest group of overseas Chinese in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Vincent Siew (蕭萬長; born 1939 in Kagi (Chiayi), Japanese Taiwan); Vice President of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2012. He was the former vice-chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT). Wu Den-yih (吳敦義). Vice President of the Republic of China, 2012 to 2016. Premier of the Republic of China, 2009 – 2012.
Andrew Yang, New York City mayoral candidate in 2021, of Taiwanese Hokkien descent [1]. Hokkien, Hoklo (Holo), and Minnan people are found in the United States. The Hoklo people are a Han Chinese subgroup with ancestral roots in Southern Fujian and Eastern Guangdong, particularly around the modern prefecture-level cities of Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, and Xiamen, along with the Chaoshan region.
Hoklo Taiwanese (Chinese: 閩南裔臺灣人) or Holo people (Chinese: 河洛人) [4] are a major ethnic group in Taiwan whose ancestry is wholly or partially Hoklo. Being Taiwanese of Han origin, their mother tongue is Taiwanese (Tâi-oân-ōe) (Tâi-gí), also known as Taiwanese Hokkien .
Miscommunication was a large part of misunderstanding by Fuzhounese people. During the 1800s there were five port cities that were of interest of Europeans. Shanghai and Ningbo in addition of Fuzhou, were also allowing residency for missionaries during this time. The western powers felt similar resentment towards China as China did on the West. [4]
Also known as Hoklo (although this term in many contexts also encompasses Chiu Chow people). [1] North Point has a prominent Fujianese community. During the Hong Kong protests there were rumors of armed gangs from the mainland coming to settle disputes with protesters. [2] The Hoklo people are among the Indigenous inhabitants of the New ...