Subei people
The Subei people (simplified Chinese: 苏北人; traditional Chinese: 蘇北人), also known as Jiangbei People (Chinese: 江北人; pinyin: Jiāngběirén), are a Jianghuai Mandarin-speaking Han Chinese people of the Subei region (northern Jiangsu province).
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 | |
| Mandarin Chinese (Jianghuai as primary, Standard as secondary) | |
| Religion | |
| Atheism, Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, Christianity and Taoism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Jianghuai people, Huizhou people and other Han Chinese |
Due to natural disasters and insurrections in their native region, during the Qing and the Republican periods, 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.
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