Why are the common languages in China Chinese and Mandarin?

The common language is Chinese, because the Han nationality accounts for the vast majority of the population in China. Although there are 55 other ethnic groups, they are a minority after all. Therefore, Chinese is widely spoken in China, and Mandarin is also the official language. Because the pronunciation of Putonghua comes from the northern Mandarin in Hebei, people in northern provinces are relatively easy to understand and learn, but it is not difficult to learn in southern Renye Fang. If Cantonese or Minnan in the south is the official language,

As we all know, there are many dialects and ethnic minorities in China, and ethnic minorities also have their own languages and scripts, but many people are puzzled. Why must our common language be Chinese? In Chinese, Mandarin has the greatest influence, because China is a country with the Han nationality as the main body. Although there are many ethnic minorities, they are not as many as the Han nationality, who still accounts for more than 90% of the main population. Therefore, Chinese is of course used as a common language.

In Chinese, there are many dialects, such as Cantonese, Minnan, Wu, Hakka and local Mandarin. The reason why Putonghua is the official language is that the pronunciation of words in Putonghua mainly comes from the northern Mandarin in Hebei, and the internal gap between northern dialects is relatively small, so it is relatively easy to learn Putonghua in Shandong, Henan and other places, and even speak Putonghua directly. They can understand locally and learn from southerners.

However, if Cantonese or Minnan in the south is the official language, it will be more troublesome for northerners to learn. Because Cantonese and Minnan retain many ancient Chinese words, the words and sentences are complicated, even for people in other southern provinces, it is quite difficult to learn Cantonese and Minnan. Therefore, in order to take care of the provinces, Putonghua is based on the northern dialect.