Subei people

Subei people
江淮民系
Total population
	More than 29.76 million in China
Regions with significant populations
	China (Northern Jiangsu, Northern Yangtze Delta, Huizhou, and Shanghai)
Languages
	Mandarin Chinese (Jianghuai as primary, Standard as secondary)
Religion
	Atheism, Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, Christianity and Taoism
Related ethnic groups
	Jianghuai people, Huizhou people and other Han Chinese

The Subei people (simplified Chinese: 苏北人; traditional Chinese: 蘇北人), also known as Jiangbei People (Chinese: 江北人; pinyin: Jiāngběirén), are a Jianghuai Mandarin-speaking Han Chinese people of the Subei region (northern Jiangsu province).

Due to natural disasters and insurrections in their native region, during the Qing and the Republican periods, they migrated in large numbers to the Wu-speaking Jiangnan region (south of the Yangtze), especially Shanghai.^[2] ^{[citation needed]}

The Subei culture was seen a symbol of sophistication during the mid-Qing dynasty period, but lost its status after China entered Railway era instead of Canal Age.^[3]

^ [1], Jiangsu Provincial Statistical Bureau
^ Honig, Emily (Jul 1989). "The Politics of Prejudice: Subei People in Republican-Era Shanghai". Modern China. 15 (3): 243–274.
^ Hershatter, Gail. Remapping China: Fissures in Historical Terrain. p. 147–154.

[1] [1], Jiangsu Provincial Statistical Bureau

[2] Honig, Emily (Jul 1989). "The Politics of Prejudice: Subei People in Republican-Era Shanghai". Modern China. 15 (3): 243–274.

[hershatter-3] Hershatter, Gail. Remapping China: Fissures in Historical Terrain. p. 147–154.

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江淮民系
Total population
More than 29.76 million in China^[1]
Regions with significant populations
China (Northern Jiangsu, Northern Yangtze Delta, Huizhou, and Shanghai)
Languages
Mandarin Chinese (Jianghuai as primary, Standard as secondary)
Religion
Atheism, Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, Christianity and Taoism
Related ethnic groups
Jianghuai people, Huizhou people and other Han Chinese