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  • Pre-History

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    • Chinese History Records:

    • 3.000 BC. There were 2 tribes on the Huang He river basin, China:

    Huang He river basin

     

     
    • One’s major was cultivation
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    • The another’s was pastured breeding.

     

    • The cultivation tribe based on their own major of living, named them Miao, written as .
    • It's The Căo on top and The Tián at bottom.
    • Its meaning is “beautiful rice sprout”
    • The name Miao appeared since then.
    Miao
    China
    		  

     
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    Han
    • The breeding tribe is the Han ( simplified font: )
         

  • Han - Miao

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    • The reasons for Han- Miao wars:
     
    • Miao tribe contended for cultivating grounds, while Han tribe contended for breeding grounds.
    • This was originally reason for Han-Miao war upon the Huang He river basin, China, lasting for thousands of year along Chinese History.
    		  
         

     
    		 

    • 1st battle
    • In the very 1st battle of Miao-Han, Xung Vwj leaded Miao tribe, and Hieu Vien leaded Han tribe.
    		  

     
    • This battle, Hieu Vien and his Han tribes defeated Miao tribe out of Huang He river basin, down to the South quote of Huang He river
    		  
    • Hieu Vien professed himself as emperor, he was the 1st king of the Han - Han Yan Dì.
    		  
         
         

  • 3-Miao Kingdom time.

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    • Laterly, Xung Vwj died, Yaj Lauj continued leading Miao agaisnt Han.

    		  
     
    • Yaj Lauj had an adopted son who was a Han; without knowing that this adopted son was an agent.
    		  
     
    • Han thrashed Yaj Lauj, dispersed Miao. The Miao lost their Three Miao kingdom since.
    		  
         
     
    • After losing the Three Miao kingdom, Han drove Miao to NanLing Shan in order to isolate and kill all Miao.
    		  
     
    • That’s why NanLing Shan was named Miao Ling Shan then. It was a high rocky mountain chain in the center of Hua Zhong. T here was where “3 days without sunlight, ground without 3 even steps”.
    		 
         
     
    • Miao couldn’t stand staying there longer, was trying to find a way out of Miao Ling Shan.
    		  
       
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    • Just after the battlefield was filled with Miao’s bones, Miao was able to get out of Han’s stranglehold, withdrew to Dong Ting Hu ( ) area, continued striking back the Han.
       
       
       
       
    Dong Ting Hu ( Dong Ting lake )
       
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  • Dong Zhou Period

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    • Wo Qi headed a troop of 20,000 accessed Dong Ting Hu.

     

     
    • Miao was knocked off, once again, withdrew deeply to Hu Nan area, against Han dynasties.

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    • ( Ma Tian Qiu, Ethnic Publishing House, Hu Nan, 1957, written in his book : “...Chang Sha city, Hu Nan’s metropolis, used to be resistant capital of the Miao for many times in the past, in their fighting against Han dynasties...” )
     
     
     
    • Gradually Hu Nan fell, Miao receded to GuiZhou, established Qian nation resisting Han kings.
       

    Gui Zhou

     
    • Thence, Gui Yang was Miao nation’s minepolis.
       
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  • 17th Century

    • Qing Dynasty of China

    		  
     
    • Qian nation of Miao was exterminated by the Qing Dynasty of China.
    		 
     

     
    • The last Miao king was Chaj Xauv Mim, killed by the Qing.
    • His grave’s located in the center of Gui Yang city, Gui Zhou province now.
    		  
    ( China’s government allows all Miao in China to visit King Chaj Xauv Mim every year. )
    		  
     
    		 

  • Hmong is a branch of Miao nation.

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    • For the last king Chaj Xauv Mim fell, Miao was fallen apart since then :

    		  

    since this time

    • A branch was in West Hu Nan.
    		  
    • Some was in Gui Zhou.
    • Some lived along the border of Si Chuan- Yun Nan.
    • Other live in the border of Gui Zhou- Guang Xi.
     
    • Another lived in the South of Yun Nan.
    		  
         
     

    • The name Hmong appeared since this seperated, objected to the part of Miao whose name Hmong.

    		 
     
    ( We introduce more about this in our “About Hmong” page )
    		  
         
       

     
    • The branch of Hmong who lived in the South of Yun Nan, there they built a castle named Paj Tawg Laj,means Blooming Flower Wall, in Chinese is Kai Hua Dai.
     
    continued their fighting against the Qing dynasty.
    Kai Hua Dai
     

    		 

     
    • In the middle of Qing dynasty, Miao was defeated.
    Kai Húa Dai
     
    • Qing dynasty ocuppied Kai Hua Dai, changed its name to Kai Húa Dai, means Civilized Wall.

     
    		 
     
    • Until late of the Qing dynasty, they continuously besetted and killed Hmong.
    		  
     
    		 

    The 17th century has seen the enormous evacuation of Hmong out of China.

     
    		 
     

    • Hmong was scattered to near-by Southern China countries : border of Mianma and China, border of Laos – China, border of Viet Nam – China…
       
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    Click here to read Chinese History at: Wikipedia
    		 
     
    		 
         
    		 

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