Subei people
| 江淮民系 | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| More than 29.76 million in China | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| China (Northern Jiangsu, Northern Yangtze Delta, Huizhou, and Shanghai) | |
| Languages | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin and Standard Mandarin | |
| Religion | |
| Atheism, Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, Christianity and Taoism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Huizhou people and other Han Chinese |
Subei people (simplified Chinese: 苏北人; traditional Chinese: 蘇北人), also known as Jiangbei People (Chinese: 江北人; pinyin: Jiāngběirén), are Jianghuai Mandarin speaking people of Han Chinese from the Subei region (northern Jiangsu province).
Due to natural disasters and insurrections in their native region, during the Qing dynasty and the Republican period they migrated in large numbers to the Wu-speaking Jiangnan region (south of the Yangtze), especially Shanghai.
The Subei culture was seen a symbol of sophistication during the mid-Qing dynasty period, but lost its status after China entered Railway era instead of Canal Age.
In the Ming Dynasty and Qing dynasties, Jianghuai speakers moved and settled into Hui dialect areas.
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