Why are Chaoshan people so rich? Is it close to Fujian or Guangdong Pearl River Delta?

As a Chaoshan person, I feel a little funny to see your question.

First of all, wherever there are rich people, there will be poor people. The gap between the rich and the poor of Chaoshan locals is also very large.

Secondly, Chaoshan people like to do business. We don't like working for others. When people give us money, we are always looking for opportunities to start a business. Because of this big environment and atmosphere, most of us are very business-minded.

Again, Chaoshan people's living habits, we don't make some money to splurge. We always save it for bigger business. Chaoshan people in entrepreneurship are always diligent and thrifty.

Finally, you said that Chaoshan people are rich because they are close to Fujian or the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong. This is a joke. As early as the early days of liberation, Chaoshan people went out to farmland. My grandfather's generation has traveled across the ocean and been to South Asia, North America and Western Europe. I didn't know how many people were killed at sea at that time. Chenghai in Chaoshan area, where there is a place called Red-headed Boat and a stone boat painted red, is to commemorate the predecessors who became wandering souls at sea in order to travel. There is a red-headed ship. At that time, a large number of Chaoshan people went to sea for business. There is an old saying in Chaoshan: "Going out to sea is divided into three lives." It means that only 30% people can come back alive. At that time, Fujian and the Pearl River Delta were only small fishing villages except Guangzhou, and Shantou in Chaoshan area was already a city.

Oh, by the way, I'm starting my own business now, and it's basically taken shape. I was born in 1984, and I am only 26 this year, so I am 27 years old. When I started my business, my family didn't give me any money, so I lived a life of eating porridge and pickles every day. Now I can eat good meat and vegetables.