明清鼎革之际华南民众往越南、高棉、暹罗、马来亚及婆罗洲之迁移持续了近百年。即便我们清楚地知道,由于中国王朝更迭而导致的动荡,打破南海地区原来有秩序的移民活动,自秦汉以来曾经不同程度地再三发生,然而此次中国难民向南洋离散的规模和时间跨度仍然是史上罕见的。而该时段内一个前所未见的现象是,诸华人移民集团间盛行协助土著统治者垦荒,自居当地领袖,并建立由自己领有的有自治组织的定居点,甚或独立建国。此 During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the migration of South China people to Vietnam, Khmer, Siam, Malaya and Borneo continued for nearly a hundred years. Even though we know clearly that the disturbances caused by the change of the Chinese dynasty and the disruption of the originally orderly immigration activities in the South China Sea have occurred to varying degrees and again and again since the Qin and Han dynasties, the scale and time span of the Chinese refugees moving southwards are still Rare in history. An unprecedented phenomenon during this time period was the prevalent presence among the Chinese immigrant groups to assist indigenous rulers to reclaim their pastures, establish themselves as local leaders, and establish their own self-governing settlements or even establish their own state independently. this