Editing Fujian (section)

=== Jin era ===
The first wave of [[Migration of the eight clans|immigration]] of the noble class arrived in the province in the early 4th century when the [[Western Jin dynasty]] collapsed and the north was torn apart by [[War of the Eight Princes|civil wars]] and [[Upheaval of the Five Barbarians|rebellions by tribal peoples]] from the north and west. These immigrants were primarily from eight families in [[central China]]: {{citation needed span|[[Chen (surname)|Chen]] ({{linktext|lang=zh-Hans|陈}}), [[Lin (surname)|Lin]] ({{linktext|lang=zh|林}}), [[Huang (surname)|Huang]] ({{linktext|lang=zh-Hans|黄}}), [[Zheng (surname)|Zheng]] ({{linktext|lang=zh-Hans|郑}}), [[Zhan (surname)|Zhan]] ({{linktext|lang=zh|詹}}), [[Qiū (surname)|Qiu]] ({{linktext|lang=zh|邱}}), [[He (surname)|He]] ({{linktext|lang=zh|何}}), and [[Hu (surname)|Hu]] ({{linktext|lang=zh|胡}}). To this day, the first four remain the most popular surnames in Fujian.|date=April 2020|reason=}}

Nevertheless, isolation from nearby areas owing to rugged terrain contributed to Fujian's relatively undeveloped economy and level of development, despite major population boosts from northern China during the "barbarian" rebellions. The population density in Fujian remained low compared to the rest of China. Only two [[Commandery (China)|commanderies]] and sixteen counties were established by the Western Jin dynasty. Like other southern provinces such as [[Guangdong]], [[Guangxi]], [[Guizhou]], and [[Yunnan]], Fujian often served as a destination for exiled prisoners and dissidents at that time.

During the [[Southern and Northern Dynasties]] era, the [[Southern Dynasties]] ([[Liu Song dynasty|Liu Song]], [[Southern Qi]], [[Liang dynasty|Liang]] ([[Western Liang (555–587)|Western Liang]]), and [[Chen dynasty|Chen]]) reigned south of the [[Yangtze River]], including Fujian.