Subei people
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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).
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江淮民系 | |
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Total population | |
More than 29.76 million in China[1] | |
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 |
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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.[2] [citation needed]
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.[3]