Entering modern history , the secret societies including tiandi society , gelao society , bailian religion , qing gand , hong gand and so on , one after another was spread to hunan province and became very popular 近代以降，天地会、哥老会、白莲教以及青帮、洪帮等渐次进入湖南，并以较快的速度发展、壮大，充分体现了后发优势。
