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Why do mainlanders call Jiangxi an old cousin?

In order to explain the historical origin of Jiangxi People's Congress's migration to Hunan, there are two views on the origin of "Jiangxi Laobiao" in academic circles. One argument is that Hunan people are descendants of Jiangxi people, and Hunan people think that they are cousins with Jiangxi ancestors, so they call Jiangxi people "Jiangxi cousins". Jiangxi is their parents' land and Jiangxi people are their relatives. So Jiangxi people are called cousins.

There is also a saying that the ancestors of Jiangxi believed in geomantic omen, and it was easy to master the direction during migration, and they always loved to bring a watch (ancient compass), so mainlanders called Jiangxi people "old watches". It is said that most academic circles agree with the latter statement. Although the legend is a bit bizarre, judging from the time and events described in the legend, there have been events in history that are roughly consistent with the legend.

There is also a folk saying that the title of "Jiangxi Laobiao" originated from Zhu Yuanzhang's theory of being rescued in Jiangxi. That is, Zhu Yuanzhang, the leader of the peasant uprising at the end of Yuan Dynasty, was rescued by the people after being injured in Kangshan. In order to thank the people of Jiangxi for their help, Zhu Yuanzhang promised that if he won the world, the people of Jiangxi could directly look for him in the name of "cousin" when they were in trouble. 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing. One year, when there was a drought in Jiangxi, he recommended a representative to visit the emperor in Nanjing in the name of "cousin" and asked for tax relief. In order to win over the world, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered tax relief. Since then, Jiangxi people are happy to call themselves, also known as "Jiangxi cousins."

Let me add that many Hunan celebrities have their ancestral homes in Jiangxi. For example, Mao Zedong and Liu Shaoqi are both ancestral homes in Jishui, Jiangxi; Hu Yaobang's ancestral home is Gao 'an, Jiangxi.