Re. Jiaying Province...and my Disagreement w/ John Chan's views.

[Clem Lee <clem2@idt.net>]

> "It is better, to seek a province, than to see our Culture and our
> Dialect Erode into Nothingness."
> 
> And Hakka Territory is NOT Limited to Just Meixian, It Comprises many
> Counties, Some in Dongjiang, Jiayingzhou, Tingzhou, Southern Jiangxi
> etc...
> 
> and Some Like Satdiugok, Danshui, Bao'an, Dongguan etc...

Sherman,

A province has to be one contiguous area to be effective. How practical
is it to combine all those counties into one province if they are not
contiguous? 

It's a great idea of Mr. Liu Zinfad, but is it attainable? The Hakkas
gave up their right to a province when they migrated south and settled
as minorities in different provinces. Did we have one place of origin in
northern China which can be called a province of our origin? Obviously
not. Our origin may have been very diverse and multi-ethnic. We may have
been different people migrating south from different places and
developed a Hakka culture(s) only after settling in areas of the south. 

Be cool!

Clem