What happened to Shanxi people's "going west"?

The people who go west are mainly from Shanxi. At that time, Shanxi people were very poor, and the main reason for their poverty was that the natural conditions in Shanxi were too bad, not only the land was barren, but also natural disasters were frequent. In the 3-odd years of the Qing Dynasty, there were more than 1 disasters in Shanxi province, once every three years on average, and the longest drought lasted for 11 years.

More than 3 million Shanxi people died in this famine. It's better to go out and maybe make a way out than to starve and wait for death. So there was the Shanxi people going west.

Going to the west exit, together with going to the Kanto and going to the South Asia, is listed as one of the three famous population migrations in the history of China. According to textual research, the phenomenon of going west began in the mid-Ming Dynasty, and its climax appeared in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties until the end of the Qing Dynasty, which lasted for about 3 years.

going west is not only a phenomenon of population migration, but also a spiritual and cultural phenomenon, a "spirit of going west"-enterprising, pioneering and tolerant.

Extended information:

Groups of immigrants "going west" left their homes and went to Mongolia outside Beikou, where they worked hard and developed Inner Mongolia. With the process of "going west" immigration, Inner Mongolia outside the mouth has evolved from a traditional single nomadic society to a diversified society with both flag and county, grazing and farming.

In this evolution process, Shanxi immigrants, as the main body of immigrants, have made great contributions. Because Shanxi immigrants account for the vast majority of immigrants, the local immigrant culture is more rich in the characteristics of Jin culture, which can also be said to be the expansion of Jin culture in this area.

The flow of population has promoted the spread of culture, and the spread of culture has narrowed the distance between regions and enhanced their sense of identity. The immigration wave of "going to the west" has greatly promoted the exchanges between the central and western regions of Inner Mongolia and the mainland, further enhanced the national feelings between Mongolia and China, and had a certain positive impact on the prosperity and stability of our multi-ethnic country.