World of Pots: Hakka song and dance

The Hakka (客家) are Han Chinese who speak Hakka Chinese and have links to the provincial areas of Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan and Fujian in China. Although the vast majority of the Hakka live in Guangdong, they have a separate identity that distinguishes themselves from the Cantonese people.
The Chinese characters for Hakka (客家) literally means "guest families". The Hakka's ancestors were often said to have arrived from what is today's central China centuries ago and north China thousand years ago. The Hakkas are thought to originate from the lands bordering the Huang River (Yellow River) or Shanxi, Henan, and Hubei Provinces of the Northern China of today.In a series of migrations, the Hakkas moved, settled in their present locations in southern China, and then often migrated overseas to various countries throughout the world.The worldwide population of Hakkas is about 80 million, though the number of Hakka-language speakers is fewer.Hakka people have had a significant influence on the course of Chinese and world history: in particular, they have been a source of many revolutionary, government, and military leaders. (Source from Wikipedia)

On our recent trip to Meizhou, we went on a cruise ride along a river (Dongjiang) in Meizhou. On the cruise ship, we were entertained by the crew of the ship with Hakka song and dance. Below are the clips of the song and dance items.