The Hmong were known to be the very first people to occupy the fertile Yellow River basin, before the Chinese arrived into the area (Quincy, 13). The Chinese made war with the Hmong and managed to drive them south into the regions Hupeh and Hunan. After many years, in the fourth century, the Hmong had made their own independent kingdom. The Hmong then were scattered out around China when the kingdom fell in the tenth century.

The never-ending persecution forced the Hmong to be perpetual migrants. This large killing of the Hmong extended southward in the other areas occupied by Hmong and forced thousands of Hmong to move out of China and into North Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Burma in order to live a life of peace...

This episode is also available as a blog post:

https://railwaycafe.travel.blog/2021/07/03/who-are-the-hmong/