《澳華歷史百年回顧》

遷徙的足跡 · 從中原到澳洲

Migration Footprints · From Central China to Australia

中國是世界四大文明古國之一，擁有五千年輝煌燦爛的文化傳承。黃河，這條中華民族的母親河，孕育了無數勤勞智慧的中華兒女。

China is one of the world’s four ancient civilizations, with a brilliant history spanning over five thousand years. The Yellow River, the “Mother River” of the Chinese nation, nurtured countless diligent and wise sons and daughters of China.

2025年春，我應邀前往武漢多座博物館參觀訪問，在湖北省博物館偶然看到一則標題——

“湖廣填四川，江西填廣東”。

繼續追尋這段歷史，我才了解到：在元末明初，中原戰亂頻仍，人口銳減，朝廷組織大規模移民遷往湖廣與四川；與此同時，江西人口遷入廣東，形成了新的文化融合與經濟格局。

In the spring of 2025, I was invited to visit Wuhan, and at the Hubei Provincial Museum, I came across a striking title:

“Huguang Filling Sichuan, Jiangxi Filling Guangdong.”

Delving deeper into this history, I learned that during the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, wars devastated central China, causing drastic population decline. The imperial court organized large-scale migrations to Huguang (modern Hunan and Hubei) and Sichuan. At the same time, people from Jiangxi moved into Guangdong, reshaping the cultural and economic landscape of southern China.

這些從中原和江西南遷到廣東的先民，后來又有部分沿著更廣闊的航路，漂洋過海來到南洋，最終抵達澳大利亞。

Some of these migrants who moved from central China and Jiangxi to Guangdong later followed even broader routes, crossing the seas to Southeast Asia and eventually arriving in Australia.

從香山到南半球——雷宜佑的旅程

From Xiangshan to the Southern Hemisphere – The Journey of Louie Yiyou

在這段跨越世紀的移民歷史中，有一個名字尤為鮮明——雷宜佑。

他是廣東香山（今中山）的鄉賢，1896年，懷揣著改變命運的夢想，他登上駛向南半球的船只，來到澳大利亞，開始了自己嶄新的人生旅程。

Amid this century-spanning migration history, one name stands out — Louie Yiyou.

A native of Xiangshan (today’s Zhongshan) in Guangdong, he carried the dream of a new life. In 1896, he boarded a ship bound for the Southern Hemisphere and arrived in Australia, beginning a remarkable new chapter of his journey.

雷宜佑和無數華人移民一樣，經歷了艱辛與奮斗，在金礦區、農莊和城市扎根立業，并心系故鄉，資助家鄉建設，支持民族復興事業。他們的故事，是中國內陸遷徙與海外移民歷史的延續與拓展。

Like countless Chinese migrants, Louie Yiyou endured hardship and persevered, working in goldfields, farms, and cities, gradually establishing a livelihood in Australia. Yet he remained connected to his homeland, contributing to local development and supporting national rejuvenation. His story reflects the continuation and expansion of China’s internal migrations into overseas migration history.

一條跨越山海的文化脈絡

A Cultural Legacy Across Mountains and Seas

從黃河流域到江西、湖廣，從廣東香山到澳大利亞，

這條跨越千年的遷徙之路不僅改變了中國的地域格局，也把中華文化的根脈延伸到世界。

From the Yellow River basin to Jiangxi and Huguang, from Xiangshan in Guangdong to Australia,

this thousand-year migration route reshaped China’s regional landscape and extended the cultural roots of China to the wider world.

澳大利亞華人歷史博物館通過這段歷史，向世人展示：

每一位跨越山海的華人移民，都是文明與奮斗的傳承者。

Through this history, the Australian Chinese History Museum reveals that

every Chinese migrant who crossed mountains and seas is a bearer of culture, resilience, and legacy.

澳華歷史研究會