In the late Qing Dynasty, during the reign of Empress Dowager Cixi, a Fujianese with advanced ideas supported Guangxu Emperor carried out Reform and reform , and was wanted by Cixi .
In order to save his life, this Fujianese led a large number of people to flee overseas and established an Chinatown .
This Fujianese is called Huang Naishang , and was born in the Daoguang period. He is a Christian and deeply influenced by Western culture, so his ideas have always been relatively advanced.
Inspirational saving the country failed
After the failure of the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, Emperor Guangxu was determined to take a vigorous reform to change the current state of Qing dynasty . The change of movement is too loud and will affect the interests of multiple classes, especially the conservative led by Cixi.
Cixi not only put Emperor Guangxu under house arrest, but also ordered the arrest of those involved in the reform. Except for , Tan Sitong and , who stayed, many of them escaped. Huang Naishang also escaped, and also took more than 1,000 people with to escape Malaysia .
Huang Naichang himself did not experience the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, but his third brother Huang Naimo , played for Beiyang Naima, and worked on the Zhiyuan ship with Deng Shichang, both of whom died in the war.
This incident touched Huang Naichang a lot, and he deeply felt that the country must reform. Therefore, Huang Naichang actively came into contact with new school and met Kang Youwei . He founded "Fubao" in his hometown of Fuzhou, and promoted the significance of reform. It was the earliest newspaper in Fujian. After participating in the scientific examination, Huang Naishang wrote letters to Emperor Guangxu eight times, demanding reforms. Finally, Guangxu decided to implement reforms.
Huang Naishang and the Six Gentlemen of Wuxu told the court that they had open-minded ministers such as Li Hongzhang and .
Unfortunately, Yuan Shikai betrayed Emperor Guangxu, and the reform was strangled at the beginning. Huang Naishang's name was also on the list of wanted criminals. He quickly fled to Shanghai and then secretly returned to Fuzhou.
After this disaster, Huang Naishang was a thorn in Cixi's eyes from now on. I could not do it like before, so I could only think of another way.
Go to Southeast Asia
Although he gave up his career, seeing the people in his hometown having difficulty in life, Huang Naishang thought he had to do something. He thought about it and felt that he could go to Nanyang to find a new way out, or avoid Cixi's claws.
With the help of his son-in-law, Huang Naichang carefully inspected various places in Southeast Asia, hoping to find the most suitable place to settle in.
1900, Huang Naishang fell in love with the place Sarawak , signed an agreement on land reclamation with the locals , and then returned to Fujian to recruit people.
At the end of 0, Huang Naichang recruited the first batch of people, set out from Fuzhou, and eight days later they arrived at Singapore . Some people repent on the way, others continued to move forward, and arrived at their destination in February of the following year.
html In early February, Huang Naishang also personally led 535 fellow villagers in Fuzhou to Singapore through Xiamen , and landed on the third largest city in Sarawak in early March, Sibu .In 1902, the third batch of immigrants from Fujian also successfully took the American merchant ship rented by Huang Naishang and set off through Hong Kong. In June, all of the fellow villagers gathered by Huang Naishang safely arrived at their destination.
Huang Naishang gave them a new hometown, named New Fuzhou , which is not only a commemoration of the hometown in China, but also a placing hope for a new life.
Here, these Fuzhou immigrants are very free because Huang Naishang has paved all the way for everyone. Immigrants have the right to use this land in 1999 , and do not need to serve in the military according to the regulations of Sarawak . They also have the freedom of publication, speech, and even publishing.
First, Fuzhou immigrants are not used to the climate of Sarawak, and they also have to find new farming methods based on the land conditions, which is very hard. But the biggest advantage of Chinese people is their hard work. After these difficulties are overcome, everyone considers doing business.
transportation, rubber and other industries, these new Sarawak people are doing well, and the scale of New Fuzhou City is getting bigger and bigger.Later, people from Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong also came to Sarawak to develop, expanding the overseas Chinese team overseas.
Huang Naichang set a rule for the expatriates, requiring all Chinese and their descendants to never forget their roots. Remember that their home is in China and its roots are in Fuzhou. For generations, they must speak Fuzhou dialect .
wholeheartedly for the country
Although Huang Naishang has a new industry in Sarawak, he is not not going back to China. In 1904, Huang Naishang hurriedly returned to China, hoping to follow Sun Yat-sen to make a revolution. In 1907, he participated in the planning of the Chaozhou Huanggang Uprising and returned to Fuzhou to run schools and operate industrial .
From then on, he felt at ease to contribute to the country. After the outbreak of , Huang Naishang asked overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia to donate to the country to alleviate the government's financial pressure.
Yuan Shikai persecuted the revolutionaries, Huang Naichang was arrested and imprisoned. After the active efforts of patriots at home and abroad, Huang Naichang was released and continued to carry out agricultural construction in Fujian.
1921, Huang Naishang had physical problems and could no longer follow Sun Yat-sen, so she had to go home to recuperate. Three years later, Huang Naichang, who had worked hard all his life, died of illness.
But the Chinese in Sarawak have been missing him and have repaired him Memorial Square .
To this day, the authentic Fuzhou dialect can be heard everywhere on the streets of Sibu . Chinese people come here and communicate smoothly.
Huang Naishang may not have a high reputation in China, but in Malaysia, he is the most memorable person in the hearts of overseas Chinese.
