Conflict in the Punti-Hakka Clan Wars, raging…

Conflict in the Punti-Hakka Clan Wars, raging in the Pearl River Delta region since 1851 between the Hakka-speakers and the Cantonese-speakers, had reached a devastating scale.

Over a million have died and thousands of villages have been destroyed.

Because the Punti significantly outnumber the Hakka, the Hakka losses have been more extensive.

After the clan war ends in 1867, the population share of Hakka in the Sze Yup counties has dropped to three percent with many relocated to Guangxi.