【摘要】 瑶族自发向海外迁徙,约起于明中叶,明末清初加快了速度。迁徙的路线大体是由广东进入广西、云南后再迁入东南亚。20世纪七八十年代,东南亚由于战乱,不少瑶人以难民身份迁入欧美各国。瑶族向海外迁徙的原因,大体有人口压力、生计使然,因征调、天灾人祸等而迁徙。瑶族的迁徙是群体行为,事先有过商议,有人先去探寻地点,认为条件可以,才写信歌回原居地动员迁徙。更多还原

【Abstract】 This is the first paper of a series on overseas Yao people. It deals with the reasons for Yao migration to oversea, as well as the processes and routes of the migration.更多还原