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  • 1 - Early Modern Patterns, 1500–1740

  • Steven B. Miles, Washington University, St Louis
  • Book:
    Chinese Diasporas
    Published online:
    31 January 2020
    Print publication:
    20 February 2020, pp 20-51
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    Chapter 1 surveys Chinese migration during the early modern period, here defined as 1500 to 1740. The chapter introduces the concept of a trade diaspora and describes some important examples, Huizhou, Shanxi, and Hokkien. It introduces diasporic institutions important during the early modern era: lineages, native-place associations, temples, and various types of intermediaries. The chapter then describes the ways in which migration was gendered, focusing on male migration, split families, and intermarriage. The chapter ends with an example of one diasporic community, the Huizhou salt merchants who formed the upper tier of the socioeconomic elite in the city of Yangzhou.