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Hainan Island first enters written Chinese history in 110 BC, when the Han Dynasty established a military garrison there following the arrival of General Lu Bode ( 路博德 ).
In 46 BC the Han court decided that the conquest was too expensive and abandoned the island.
Around that time, Han people together with military personnel and officials began to migrate to Hainan Island from mainland China.
Among them were the offspring of those who were banished to Hainan for political reasons.
Most of them arrived in Hainan Island from the southern provinces of Guangdong, Fujian and Guangxi.
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