Why more than 1.6 million Chinese people have left areas in the northeast to move south

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A prolonged economic recession in China’s northeast is behind the movement of more than 1.6 million people from the region since 2013, according to Chinese media reports. Most of the people have relocated to southern provinces including Hainan and Guangdong chasing warmer weather and better jobs. In recent years, Yunnan has also become a popular destination for people from the northeast, since the southwestern province has not only a relatively mild climate, but also cheaper living costs and booming tourism industry. The shift of population in the northeast has become a hot topic at China’s major annual political meetings, commonly known as the “two sessions”.
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[@madisonthecat88]

If I live in a place that has -40C every winter I'd move South too!

[@Connetification]

It's not -40C all the time, but generally -25C which is still cold as fk!!!

[@VarietyGamerChannel]

Death to the sun. -80C 24/7 and perpetual darkness.

[@imb5128]

@Mr Wonder Where's the correlation?

[@Connetification]

@Mr Wonder We're talking about temperature. YOu know like hot and cold? What the fk does Corona have to do with this?

[@seraphimworms899]

@Mr Wonder if you don't believe the official data, pick up any number in your mind is okay. Nobody cares

[@fajarsetiawan8665]

When she said that Heilongjiang and other Northeast provinces are cold, she meant FROSTBITE!!!

[@toohao]

It's not that cold

[@user-vy4fe8nj9d]

Hi Idiot It is cold...

[@jumsaesiaw6890]

Just sharing with you about the different COLD, here in HK 17 Degrees, I asked my friend in Denmark how is the weather there? She said it is warm today,,,I asked how warm? She said 12 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ethanjiang8766]

Yep, one of my friend from there told me when she was child, her pants for winter are able to stand by itself.

[@shenglongli8387]

@@toohao are you dumb it’s right beside the cold part of Russia

[@IKNFLY666]

This gives me an idea to start a news agency called North China Evening Post.

[@4evertrue830]

Classic man, classic.....lol.

[@Connetification]

lol

[@JiSiShen]

华北晚报 in Chinese

[@userrrrrxx135]

Lolol

[@LaowaiDaveJCP]

😂😂

[@jon_nomad]

It's like comparing Alaska with Florida.

[@Trungdo3502]

@CIA racist

[@andytang8679]

Aids from CIA America.... Truth also

[@heehaahoohoo]

@CIA Aids, covid19,h1n1, 1918 flu from CIA America 😃

[@RachmadaniFAG]

@@heehaahoohoo there is no CIA in 1918, but of course the virus from America 😂

[@josese21]

I like the comparison.have you been to Florida?

[@adamhill4141]

The same reason everyone moves South because they get sick of the cold and winter.

[@4evertrue830]

Funny, my spirit likes looking forward to seeing winter and the cold, but my fleshy body does not. lol.

[@bellascythe9594]

Living in the place where you can feel hurt in the face for 6 months I can say I just like to see not life there

[@johnfrancisco1851]

free the Uighurs and the reportera and the bloggers from prison

[@WhatTheAce]

@@johnfrancisco1851 Sanction China then, or you could summon other countries to destroy China..

[@Kartik-ij2vy]

Lived in the far northeast for 6 years ,never got sick of the cold

[@zenithchan581]

I am Thai I know xishungbanna (or Sipsongpanna in Thai word) people They have the same lineage as Thai people, culture and architecture, and the language is similar. What we have in common is humility and friendliness and peace. I hope that one day I will visit there.

[@krollpeter]

I did recognize the similarity in tone and word usage, as well the kindness and openness to foreigners.

[@paemonyes8299]

I can’t help but get distracted by the sound of her footsteps

[@4evertrue830]

She has no ring on her finger, maybe she's not married. hmmm

[@Connetification]

I didn't even notice that

[@bn9611]

bruhh xD

[@blasblasblas2094]

@@Connetification made in China, go for it. LOL. Just for laugh, nothing serious.

[@mindmybusynassm1645]

@@Connetification he is not a man,

[@MiddleEast-4Ever]

Love China greetings from Kurdistan in turkey iraq and syria. Watching from Europe.

[@GeorgeMartinus]

When you heard _'qù nǎr?'_ instead of _'qù nǎlǐ?'_ , you can determine whether the person from northern or southern.

[@lilyanna3009]

Not really, i am from the South, i say both.

[@arman4590]

@@lilyanna3009 then you are not a true southerner

[@amoldivo]

It has become common for them to use 哪兒/那兒 rather than 哪裡/那裡 which is more used in the South, Taiwan and HK don't use this (suffix 兒) in a sentence... Probably to distinguish themselves from Taiwan and HK lol and I think it's affected by the cold weather... Whereas in the South, people can pronounce each words more clearly

[@arman4590]

@@amoldivo yeah, that is correct. Which province in the south has the nicest accent in your view?

[@LY-bi6sv]

Southern Chinese normally speaks a variety of dialects, so it’s really more complicated than you think, for example in southwest China, the majority of people speak SW mandarin, so qunǎr is more prevalent but with a totally different tone than the Northern counterparts. Qù nǎlǐ is more dominantly spoken in southeast provinces like Fujian, Zhejiang and Taiwan (province of ROC). Because Mandarin is becoming increasingly dominant, you will hear more and more qunǎr in Southern China

[@yugioht42]

It’s been like this since the pandemic started as people from the north US are flooding into Florida, Texas, and Georgia. Our new home prices actually shot up like 15% in the last few months. Heck houses are selling like hot cakes. We literally put one on the market and bam eighteen bidders in seconds one moves in quickly within a week. New business are popping up now too just a little slower as licensing Places are trying to get caught up as they are quite swamped. It’s actually kinda nice to get an influx of new businesses and people as Orlando needs it seriously.

[@ravenone6255]

A city is a sh#th@$le when there's 1. High crime rate 2. Large # of homeless 3. High cost of living 4. Businesses moving away 5. High pollution : bad air quality

[@user-hv4ky5kt2x]

What if actually the original intention is to invade the city & change the local government?

[@salttea8926]

Hi brother.... I've always heard about Texas that it is a desert State, really warm... But from last few days Texas is in news for freezing temperature there.. would you please explain me Texas geography because only residents can explain that...

[@letsdoodlesomethinghome3404]

@@salttea8926 actually, if you actually do some research and use some easy knowledge you’d know Texas is cold bc USA is in WINTER right now...... some places no matter how hot it is in Summer can have snow in the Winter. Like China for example. Some parts of China gets boiling hot you can fry eggs on the ground! But when Winter arrives, the snow can pile up within a day or so. That’s why you still have to study extra things (eg stuff schools don’t teach you) or else you wouldn’t know these “basic” knowledge.

[@salttea8926]

@@letsdoodlesomethinghome3404 schools teach you about your region and your point of interest.. I live in Kashmir, we live same latitude as of Texas and other hot places like Kabul, Tehran where it doesn't snow but we have temperate climate in summer but very cold in winter... We have it because of higher Altitude.. that is why I have a confusion...

[@obsidianstatue]

North East China, where winter can last up to 6 month of the year. Another issue is related to economy. North East China used to be the absolute most important industrial base in China back in the 50s 60s, even more important than Shanghai. The Heavy industries started to be out competed by foreign companies in the 1990s, there are still some very important heavy industry in the North East, but that's concentrated in the southernmost province of the North East, Liaoning . Even those are facing stiff competition from abroad in things like machine tool manufacturing. As China develops and the high end heavy industry would flourish again.

[@maxschaeffner9005]

I would've thought with china's ambitious economic plans (made in china 2025 and belt & road) that the northern industries would be needed just as much. I'm also curious what countries are competing against china in these industries. India?

[@obsidianstatue]

@@maxschaeffner9005 Of course, North East China is still a really important industrial center for China that produces Machine Tools aircraft and Jet engines, it's just that other parts of China have grow so much that relatively speaking, North East is now a lot less important. China is competing with Germany, US and Japan in the Machine Tools industry.

[@noeswantra2295]

Considering how logistics play an even greater part in international trade nowadays + how the Northeast population is aging faster than the South, I don't see Jilin & Heilongjiang become great industrial bases again. Liaoning with its close access to Beijing and international ports might still be ok, but deffo not Jilin/Heilongjiang.

[@zedantXiang]

It will probably florish again when China goes full Japan and start making engegneer stuff that need colder wheater.

[@madsam0320]

Modern heavy industries do not require much manpowers.

[@clumsytriangle2436]

I've visited Harbin for the snow and ice festival and it was -20 degrees celsius and that was warm apparently, according to the locals, as mid-winter it can drop to -40. I enjoyed my visit very much, but will not visit again. It is too cold.

[@toady7741]

Just like in Europe: Britons moving to Spain (at least pre-Brexit).

[@spider6660]

People from eastern Europe are moving to the West.

[@sandcastle1128]

This is also happening in the US (Rust Belt -> Sun Belt)

[@wompwomp9904]

What are states that are in the rust belt are they like fly over states?? Asking not from the US

[@BagoPorkRinds]

@@wompwomp9904 Some are fly over states but not all. The reason these states are called Rust Belt because heavy industries such as steel, coal, and industrial manufacturing has waned over the decades especially from cheap overseas competitors of raw materials. The slide started in late 1960s and ramped up through the 1970s oil crisis and a recession. States included are Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and some parts of New York, Illinois and Wisconsin. Theres only less than a handful of cities today that were able to diversify and reverse it's fortunes. Pittsburgh is one of them. The population in these states continues to decline as they move to the South, Southwest, and West for better jobs and warmer weather.

[@rayh.3478]

I love Chicago but it's so freakin cold in winter 😅 can't beat Cali weather

[@rayh.3478]

@sneksnekitsasnek been to Mexico a lot! haven't been to Columbia, but definitely on my checklist!!!

[@jessw391]

the humidity in the south is almost unbearable during spring/summer ahhh

[@dannnyyang]

air conditioning?

[@BirdTurdMemes]

@@dannnyyang "Why do people care about living in cold places, they can just turn the heater on"

[@kirklandcig5513]

I think a lot of them rotate back and forth. Winter in the south to avoid the bone-chilling dongbei cold, and summer back to avoid heatstroke.

[@jessw391]

@@kirklandcig5513 ah that would be nice. not facing the extremes

[@jessw391]

@@dannnyyang of course with air conditioning but stepping out of the air con is like a slap in the face. lol

[@GavinLiuranium]

Hainan basically became the 4th province of Northeast China. Anyone get this 杰里德 reference xd

[@belugaowo]

Lol 🤣 I get it 我希望一段時間能訪問中國

[@blackarrow1220]

XD

[@stevenyeung1442]

Please do Enlighten us 😓

[@belugaowo]

@@stevenyeung1442 Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Jilin are the 3 northeastern provinces. Many people from these places moved down to the southernmost part of China, Hainan, making almost a majority of the island's population

[@stevenyeung1442]

@@belugaowo i get that...but what's 杰里德？

[@mohamadzahidzainulabidin6862]

I have been to xinxuabanna ,,a few years ago When I am doing my backpacking trip going back to Malaysia by using land transport from Europe, I took overnight bus from Kunming ,, Here They have Thailand Lanna culture ,, very very similar to Laos and Northern Thailand,, Then I took cross border bus crossing Lanchang/Mekong river straight to Mohan and cross to Boten Laos,,

[@KarabauPlay]

Can you speak chinese

[@alonelyz1981]

How much does it cost

[@marcok5412]

Do they have ladyboys there too?

[@muhammadzariff7075]

@@KarabauPlay He was just passing through Xishuangbanna, and not living there. Like legit, he clearly stated that, he was on a trip from Europe to Malaysia. I’m pretty sure he can’t speak chinese.

[@KarabauPlay]

I know many non-chinese who can speak chinese. Don't be so sure.

[@nobrang5146]

Sounds like what happened in the US

[@mikejazz3001]

No one’s moving to bumfuck Alabama or Georgia. It’s Texas, Nevada, New Mexico

[@Blaze6432]

@@mikejazz3001 Yes because Alabama and Georgia are the only two souther states right? You also forgot to mention Florida, probably one of the largest rates of increase residence in the country due to absence of income tax. Also Georgia's population has been swelling as well, just recently it turned blue in the elections due to migration from out of state

[@mikejazz3001]

@@Blaze6432 Most people go to Florida to die

[@andytang8679]

wuuuuuut i went to florida for disney!

[@misterbig9025]

I thought those from South America moves up north to USA.

[@charlieng3347]

That is the same trend everywhere. In the US, people are constantly migrating South also.

[@thomasgrabkowski8283]

@Angel Jose Mendoza beijing is in the north

[@spider6660]

To South and West

[@meloffblues]

I am from the south. Now I live in the north as the housing is cheap here and life is comfortable if you love winters

[@carly918]

I’m also considering to move south since you found little opportunities and tough environment

[@SonyDjuana]

I came frequently to Kunming back in 2010-2012 for business trips, very nice place indeed during winter. From there I traveled to Dali either by plane or car.

[@wolf-man-bear-pig-torque]

It makes sense, and can be applied to many other countries. Most industries will move to places where they can run it all year round...this isn't ideal in places where half the year or more is winter. Some will try but it's hard, very hard. Hence, the job factor is important.

[@mabanomet9879]

Why the subtitules so Litle? Sorry i cannot watch it

[@granthughes8179]

My grandmother-in-law retired in Xishuangbanna and I've visited the city. People are very friendly and the night market is bustling. Highly recommend the visit.

[@guangyuliu5712]

I live in Xishuangbanna for 12 years, study the history, plants, and biodiversity of Xishuangbanna. In the 1950s, 100.000 Hunan people transplanted into Xishuangbanna to grow rubber. Now, 200,000 Hunan people live in Xishuangbanna. In the 1970s, almost 100.000 Zhiqing （educated youth） from Shanghai, Chongqing, Kunming, Beijing came to Xishuangbanna, After the Zhiqing went back to city, more than 100,000 Mojiang and Jindong people came to Xishuangbanna, Now, Xishuangbanna is still Xishuangbanna, famous for Dai culture and rainforest. Wellcome Dongbei ren!!

[@nick9323]

where i could find such device 2:33 ?!

[@irritatedanglosaxon1705]

Southern China more warmer and modern for sure

[@zhikangchen1063]

And super humid

[@Kevin-qc1iq]

You're right, but the north also has a lot of modern cities.

[@xalpacazeu1332]

@Green Scenery isnt that just a china problem overall. Usa and china are very huge but usa has less than 400m

[@Jiggabyte_Alpha]

Also in the Philippines, where people from Metro Manila/Manileños move down to the provinces in southern Luzon, which are rather close to them. Because they don’t want to live in high rises anymore

[@Kevin-qc1iq]

Heilongjiang, Qiqihar is my hometown. The city is losing population at an alarming rate as well as the other cities in Heilongjiang and nearby provinces. It is very sad.

[@andysdairy2045]

My wife from northerneast too, i been there during winter... Frostbite over -(minus) degree and below... We now staying in Malaysia now, yay.. No more winter... Decades... 💪👍💪👍

[@toohao]

The city that my grandma lives in is in the North East and it's all old people since everyone who's healthy enough to move moves away

[@4evertrue830]

She must be very strong and healthy to withstand the cold, very strong indeed..

[@markfuckerberg9859]

This is similar to New Yorkers moving to Florida...

[@andy.8444]

more like Alaska to Florida

[@letsdoodlesomethinghome3404]

Ur profile n name xD

[@arbs3ry]

Not quite so, North East China is the rust belt of China, it used to be the industrialized power engine but now the major problem is not about the weather but lack of jobs.

[@skazka3789]

@@arbs3ry Like Michigan or Pennsylvania in the US

[@killerqueenisbestmanneko8419]

Im from khabarovsk a city on the other side of the heilongjiang/amur. There doesn't seem to be much in the way of opportunity on either side of the river

[@azzking9305]

I’ve been to blogoveschensk and loved it but all the locals seemingly want to move to Moscow or Western Europe

[@katerynaberidukhova2923]

Холодрыга и там, и там :)

[@neilmars8337]

The North-South confrontation in China is very serious. Unlike the United States, each state has great autonomy. The economic decision of the central government can determine the development level of a region. In the decade from 2010 to 2020, the economy of Northeast China has almost stagnated. At the same time, many southern provinces that originally lagged behind the Northeast have more than 10% of the economy. In some areas, the fixed asset investment of a provincial capital city exceeds that of the three northeastern provinces. At the same time, the central government gives a large number of tax cuts to the western provinces and the strategic policy of western development. There are also a large number of trade tax rebates for export trade in the southeast coastal areas. At the same time, there is nothing benefit in the northeast. In addition, there are historical and cultural opposites. China has always been divided Han inherent territory and Frontier land. In addition, the economic development of Russia's Far East and North Korea has stagnated, As a result, there is no strong trading partner in Northeast China. This is the key to the problem. Deng Xiaoping said, let some people get rich first, and then the people who get rich first will lead the people who get rich later to achieve common prosperity. This sentence came out at the beginning of reform and opening up. It is to give an account to areas without economic development policies. So as to facilitate the continuous production of products in these areas and the reform of product supply. This is the logic of China， It's totally different from the West.

[@lepinearbres5299]

I like the unique architectures.

[@seitch1]

I'd rather deal with the cold than the unrelenting heat and humidity.

[@Peizxcv]

Everywhere people are moving to warmer places. It's also more environmentally friendly with less need for heating in Winter

[@jacobrocks7]

Cool...I hate cold so would also move to warmer climates ...

[@wowluckybunnies]

西双版纳是一个很有魅力的城市。 但是作为东北人，我的心里还是一直想念东北，我的家乡。

[@robinkim7475]

怒其不争呀，东北的社会环境太差了，关系社会，找工作只想找稳定的，没有进取心。

[@user-ns7fe3bt6i]

@@robinkim7475 不要再说废话了好吗 天天在这里没有上进心 没有上进心你不想想为什么这些东北人跑外面做生意 在东北本地人不做生意吗？不比那些南方人有上进心？ 根本原因就是经济发展不好 赚不到钱 不如跑南方去赚 不挣什么东西 全是政策问题

[@robinkim7475]

@@user-ns7fe3bt6i 你懂個屁，出來的都是不想再混下去的出來闖的，出不來的一天天熬日子的更多，再說誰說出來的都是做生意的，大把大學畢業生出來以後不回去了，除非家裡有關係，沒人喜歡蘇聯式死氣沉沉的社會。

[@Coonakos]

Yunnan might have some cheaper living costs but its housing price makes no sense when you put it in perspective with the average income there.

[@GALAXY-qh6bo]

做生意不用送礼。。。这绝对是很吸引人的

[@GALAXY-qh6bo]

The whole world has a same trend- housing at seaside

[@ivy3420]

cold. I live in MI. Its cold. it still snows in April ; - ;

[@emaa2123]

I would run to the north to escape hot summer

[@fatpigeon1066]

I think the move is inevitable, I would certainly move to the warmer weather lol

[@user-nr9tq8fi1u]

my cousin's wife is also from Northeastern China. She now work in Shanghai and met my cousin in Shanghai. NE China not just cold, but also young people can't find jobs. Their economy really poor.

[@4evertrue830]

But President XI said no more poverty in China. All Chinese regions are now officially out of poverty. Why he lie?

[@Kus519]

Idk maybe cuz its cold af

[@ezrational1565]

And cause north more industrialized?

[@wasantube]

Looks like Northern Thailand

[@longtaoyou2931]

But cleaner and more organised.

[@VonApennn]

@@longtaoyou2931 artificial, and lifeless why insult us? But can’t take it if someone else insults you

[@1412Bunny]

@@longtaoyou2931 you are so rude :s

[@benliu9956]

culturally related

[@jadonsaruansarom]

Exactly

[@Leo-gb1mo]

Until everything goes south

[@user-hv4ky5kt2x]

People at warmer place like to move to colder place. People at colder place like to move to warmer place. That's human nature.

[@andytang8679]

everyone move to australia XD

[@letsdoodlesomethinghome3404]

@@andytang8679 NZ (New Zealand) is right next to Australia but it’s so much colder here weirdly.... we’re like neighbors but the climate is so different xd

[@soulabics]

That building looks like you know what

[@CheeKiatTeo]

I'm interested in why she pours hot water over fruits

[@jolp9799]

maybe it brings out the aroma in them and also washes them in the same step

[@qinminwan5835]

1.6 million is a very small percentage based on China population of 1.4 billion. Just look at the rural migrants (easily over 200 millions moving to big cities.) 👌

[@qinminwan5835]

@@thecomment9489 From north to south of China is several thousand km.away , right? That is greater China not just a stone throw distance.

[@yanrussell2015]

一百万是一个很大的数字了，你可能对户籍人口和劳动移民数量的概念没有很直观的感受

[@stevensum2011]

North like to start fight " think fist before thinking with head while South like to negotiate and be more understanding.

[@phuongnguyen-yd3bn]

Because it’s easier to move compared to the past. I think the most important point for moving in many countries is cheaper house, cheaper life, and more job. Many people have been moving from the north usa to Texas or Florida too. Or people in north Vietnam moved to the south because it’s rich and open business more. No one really moves out because of the weather, people move because of job, money and freedom mind.

[@stuka80]

1.6 million moving south is somehow an issue? And how many moved north in the same time period? tell me when at least 100 million have moved. 1.6 million seems like a normal yearly trend when you have a population of 1.5 billion. I bet you like a million people from the south moved north in the same time period.

[@johnsamu]

Interesting news story. It also explains the "North" food restaurants in the South of China. I love the fried potatoes from the North people restaurants 😁

[@30803080308030803081]

I love those potatoes too.

[@msbrownbeast]

I thought the Chinese government restricts the migration of the people and moving (e.g. from North to South) requires official permission (or perhaps some well-placed hand-greasing).

[@nwu1237]

Used to

[@aero6120]

东北老工业基地很难振兴了，目前来看没有解决办法，中韩自贸区或许是个机会吧

[@zilongzhao3274]

或者朝鲜改革开放

[@chansaicommerce1721]

SO COLD +++++++++++++++++++++++

[@joeawk]

Millions have migrated overseas for economic reasons. Internal migration is a sign that there is option at home, no need to go far n be bullied.

[@PyanY]

So what's happening to the ethnic ppl of yunan?

[@joegee6434]

1.63 million people only equates to about 1% of the dongbei population. Not really an exodus....

[@user-dc3dl7ig1h]

东北第五省的节奏啊hhhh

[@SophieTS2398]

又一个东北飞地～

[@douglei4413]

china has change so much for the better. just 30 years ago people can't buy home in the city that they weren't born in.

[@misterbig9025]

There are so many Chinese down south in Australia. Especially in Sydney.

[@kaizenomnibiz5383]

Silent invasions of neighbouring countries? The CCP don't care They will say that your country are part of the sinosphere "All your lands are belong to us"

[@moshdude8444]

@@kaizenomnibiz5383 Invasion of Islam

[@misterbig9025]

@PANTIME native or naive? Natives are in the northern territories mostly

[@leedonghae435]

It’s cold as in Canada and northern US, but the main reason lies in the lagged economy and rampant corruption, other parts of northern China will follow suit especially those rely on heavy industries and resource-centred such as hebei and shanxi. Even Beijing is losing population but the reasons are different.

[@SophieTS2398]

别的地方不知道，黑龙江真的太冷了，冬天回去过年真的不适应了

[@yuegonghuamei6685]

Northern people can’t stand cold, let alone southern ones.

[@weikaixu8423]

I'm from China. When I was having a trip in Hainan， I noticed that there are lots of north-east Chinese people buying houses. Unfortunately, many Hainan local citizens don't like them.

[@oneviwatara9384]

The southerners people don't like the northerners people either I heard they're very rude hahaha

[@user-ns7fe3bt6i]

@@oneviwatara9384 yes south people are rude. they have a lot money from gov but they use drug, they gambling. thats why they cant afford house

[@oneviwatara9384]

@@user-ns7fe3bt6i Northern people they let their kids 💩💩💩 on the streets? Hahaha

[@user-ns7fe3bt6i]

@@oneviwatara9384 yes

[@user-ns7fe3bt6i]

@@oneviwatara9384 same as southern people

[@youtubedeletedmyaccountlma2263]

Please preserve the local Chinese languages and local Chinese culture in southern cities. Don't just come in and disrespect anything else

[@Annnabannanna]

Exactly, in Guangdong province, cantonese is slowly being lost.

[@robinkim7475]

@Player Unknown 神经病

[@kittusinha4096]

Meitei was a ethinic group of china?

[@sct4040]

It's cold in the north.

[@useroftheinternet8362]

Aren’t Manchuria and northeast China the same area? I’m not Chinese so correct me if I’m wrong

[@carlxue2476]

the same area

[@serbaserbi6004]

manchuria is heilongjiang now. So manchuria has blend inside and lose their identity

[@user-kk6ec4mj4g]

感觉全国各地都有大量东北人，这种南迁现象已经持续很久了吧，东北人感觉在全国各地随处可见。所以目前，又一波中国人口南迁正在持续进行中。南迁趋势不可逆啊。

[@letsdoodlesomethinghome3404]

最好说英文，大部分的人在KZbin上听不懂中文。 I think..

[@SupbarXD]

@@letsdoodlesomethinghome3404 讲中文自然就是给中国人看，想给老外看就讲英文。

[@SophieTS2398]

是啊，我是黑龙江人，我的同学朋友很多都离开家乡去别的地方发展了

[@poliliu596]

Easy way to tell, just the same reason why people leave Detroit.

[@Giorg189]

They are moving in millions to USA and Europe.

[@nannanguo4578]

Because it is too freaking cold

[@andytorres6052]

So in American version, it’s California people leaving the state and moving to Texas?

[@Lex-wy9ru]

No way! California has much better weather than Texas.

[@Silver-Lyfe]

@Justin Xie what happened to the jobs there? Places like Guangdong, Shenzhen and Nanning will always be a busy hub for our Cantonese speaking people

[@RD-ht6go]

There must be a region in the country reserved for wartime and this region for China is the Great Northeast. Heavy industry, resources, geographical significance, all means it's not a place for economy development.

[@peramngaubui3943]

And wht about us north east india

[@fabiolaiiludwigvonhoffenhe2264]

Truth: Too Cold.

[@stevensum2011]

Better climate and better people....

[@kaideng8355]

一开始看气候是主因，但是这个运营酒店的提到了干什么都不送礼，瞬间明白东北那为什么不发展了。新中国成立之后东北吃了50年重工业发展政策，现在还在等新政策吧。当地政府官员不努力招商引资发展经济，最后剩下的估计就只有他们了吧。

[@MrIrondollfie]

轮不到她去送礼吧……

[@pingzhi202200]

Vote with your feet

[@howardshaw1857]

有些人想送送不了

[@coryplum5375]

作为云南人表示云南的经营环境，比东北可能好点，但相比江浙沪粤等经济领先地区，还是差了好多啊。近10年打虎行动，云南揪出来的贪官那可是太多了。云南省长/省委书记级贪官就不少，昆明更是有连续四任市长双规的记录。

[@user-ns7fe3bt6i]

招商引资啊 我之前跟个南方人说他都看不懂。东北的官员是官 跟南方不一样 他们只想做好自己事 有成绩 然后就升就行了 当地经济关系不大 一心走仕途这种，这次疫情就看出来了 东北没什么事的时候就已经开始28天隔离了 南方还14天呗 就是怕给自己惹事 根本不在乎当地人赚不赚钱

[@taimerng8392]

Glad at least people have choice.

[@jasonqian]

The Northeast China, i.e. Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning three provinces as a whole can be regarded as a failed state enterprise dating back to the Stalinist era.

[@soneifu5187]

it wasn't a failed area at all before 2010s, rather it had long been the most developed region in China until 2000s.

[@jasonqian]

@@soneifu5187 The Northeast had failed a long time ago and were only sustained by huge state funds poured in because of its huge state enterprises with huge unemployment while Shanghai, a real money earner contributing nearly 50% of state revenue in late 1970s, was milked dry by the regime to save this failed region of communist utopia.

[@zilongzhao3274]

@@jasonqian you know nothing of this area, northeast province has coal, petrol, its average salary is largely higher than average in China before 2010s. Just because now China gives up on coal, many coal mines are closed. And the traditional industry is just out of date. Liaoning province never needs to take money from any other province.

[@thomasgrabkowski8283]

@@jasonqian there may be historical reasons too. During the Chinese Civil War, the north generally supported the CCP, while the south supported KMT. CCP may have also wanted to punish the south for fighting against him during the war, thus north provinces got huge state funds during that time and south provinces got milked dry for example

[@andro7862]

@@jasonqian While Shanghai was indeed milked dry, the Northeast was not a failed enterprise. From the 1920s to the 1960s it was the prime industrial and agricultural region of Asia. Around a million Japanese people emigrated there and many more Chinese. Also the industrialization of Dongbei has nothing to do with Stalin rather mostly with Japan.

[@moxigeren50gabe23]

She doesn't look Chinese, she looks very Korean

[@manishtaker8622]

What was she boiling or cooking whatever you wanna call it

[@xinggaiwu2049]

That's a tea pet(茶宠).

[@Layput]

It's called tea infusion.

[@dinocampana5077]

Bat

[@Layput]

Does China also use prefecture like Japan?

[@jumjum5744]

yes

[@pegasusxv9629]

Most people outside China do not know about the hukou system in China. How are these Northeasterners able to move their Hukou to Xishuangbanna? It's not as easy as it seems. You can't own property in a city if your Hukou is not registered there.

[@weixiangwu5262]

Basically you just know there is a thing called hukou but apparently don’t know how it works when buying properties. It depends on which city do you want to settle and in most case as long as you live and work in there for above two to three years and pay your tax and insurance on time, you can buy a property. Of course you gotta have enough money and proper credit to do so especially if you are borrowing.

[@tanzil88]

Probably the local government make it happen to boost the economy, or they use third party name tp buy.

[@tanzil88]

@@weixiangwu5262 ah this is also true, i have heard of it.

[@user-hv4ky5kt2x]

Pegasus: probably hukou that you know is from 50 years ago or more. Basically hukou is thousands years old law applied in China and its surrounding (japan, korea). Gradually the law changed based on the current situation.

[@user-do2gf3re9x]

It is true only for first tier cities like Peking, Shanghai. For other mid-sized and small cities (5 million or below), it is not a problem to buy properties. In Xishuangbanna, there is no any restrictions for buyers.

[@po2002tak]

the northeasten part of China has a population of 120 million , 1.6 million is nothing TBH

[@azzking9305]

Because the weathers appalling

[@be-jib]

Hahaha send gifts to any officials. Nice jab madam

[@isaacstone7899]

Northern China and Siberia has great place to live too, but welcome anyone who dream to live Southern China and Southeast Asia. Let people from southern visit Northern China, too.

[@gatestimonymiracle1302]

China is just so crowded

[@xalpacazeu1332]

I mean 1 billion + pop...

[@vdyojunkie1229]

Because the winter is coming...

[@withpikachu2402]

Because they want to live on the coast. Middle of China is empty and tier cities classification is outdated. Now it is coastal city or inland city. If you live in the coastal city, you will do well.

[@user-ct7zf6jk9w]

评论区都是老外？