Hakka people

The Hakka are a Han Chinese people whose ancestors migrated in waves from northern China to the hill country of Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangxi, keeping a distinct Hakka language. Many emigrated to Taiwan and South-East Asia, where they worked as miners and farmers, notably in western Borneo. Hong Xiuquan, leader of the Taiping Rebellion, was Hakka, and Hakka communities supplied many of its first followers.