According to Prof. Lo Hsiang-lin, the Hakka originally came from northern China and gradually moved south through several waves of migration over the past two millennia. They have preserved archaic aspects of Chinese culture from the Central Plains, such as their spoken dialect, lineage-based social organisation, and most importantly, the unicorn dance, which lies at the heart of Hakka identity. Unicorn dance is a legacy of an ancient rite for peace and cosmic harmony, while its contemporary form is a mixture of ritual dance and dynamic martial arts movements, which reflects the Hakka’s dual aspects as peaceful farmers and fearless warriors.

據羅香林教授，客家最初來自中國北方，並逐步通過移民的幾波在過去兩千年南移。他們保留從中原，中國文化的古老方面，如他們的口語方言，基於譜系的社會組織，而最重要的是，舞麒麟，位於在客家身份的心臟。舞麒麟是一個古老的儀式和平與和諧的宇宙的遺產，而當代的形式是祭祀舞蹈，動感的武術動作，這體現了客家人的雙方面和平的農民和無畏的勇士的混合物。