What does Minnan mean?

Minnan includes Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou, zhangping city in Longyan, Datian County in Sanming and parts of Youxi County. It is connected to Putian in Fuzhou in the north, Chaoshan in Guangdong in the south and Tingzhou in the west. The private economy in southern Fujian is relatively developed, and the development of private industry is particularly prominent.

The word Minnan dialect was put forward by Fujian dialect experts in the second half of the 20th century. Prior to this, Minnan people moved to other places and called themselves Fujian people. People from other provinces such as Southeast Asia, Guangdong and Guangxi, as well as outsiders, are also called Minnan people and Fujian people. As a specific culture, Minnan has a far-reaching influence. Minnan is also used in places influenced by other dialects, and they also have the same cultural customs, so they also belong to the root of Minnan.

The cultural origin of southern Fujian;

There is a kind of building called arcade in Quanzhou, the ancient city. This architectural pattern is still preserved, including Zhongshan Road, Tumen Street and Dongjie Street, which were built in the 1920s. This kind of arcade building originated from Nanyang, a settlement of overseas Chinese in Quanzhou, and became an important part of traditional local architecture in Quanzhou, in addition to the red tile roof, dovetail ridge, bare brick or bare brick exterior wall.

Many overseas scholars who study China culture, after exploration and thinking, often turn their attention to Fujian culture, among which Minnan culture is highly concerned. In Japanese academic circles, all scholars who study China culture, China culture and overseas Chinese have turned their attention to the study of Minnan culture when the academic atmosphere allows them to enter here after studying Taiwan Province Province and Hongkong.