The Hakka are a subgroup of the Han Chinese people who live predominantly in the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Fujian in China. Their ancestors are said to have originated in the Henan and Shanxi provinces of northern China over 1,700 years ago. In a series of migrations, the Hakka settled in their present locations in southern China, and then migrated overseas to various nations throughout the world. The Hakka have had a significant influence on the course of Chinese and Overseas Chinese history: in particular, they have been a source of revolutionary and political leaders."

    客家，是一个具有显著特征的汉族民系，也是汉族在世界上分布范围广阔、影响深远的民系之一。 从宋朝开始，中原汉民大举南迁，经赣南、闽西到达梅州，最终形成相对成熟的、具有很强稳定性的客家民系。此后，客家人又以梅州为基地，大量外迁到全国乃至世界各地。"客家四州"为梅州、赣州、汀州、惠州。福建宁化石壁是客家民系形成的中心地域，石壁也被成为"客家祖地"。