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Do you know the language and culture of Foshan?

We all know that Guangdong is called "Guangdong" for short, and the language is mainly Cantonese. Foshan is located in the middle of Guangdong Province, so the main language used by Foshan people is Cantonese. Hakka dialect is used in some areas. Foshan is one of the birthplaces of Guangfu culture, and language culture is an important part of it. Understanding Foshan language helps us to understand Foshan culture.

Language use in Foshan:

Cantonese is widely used in Chancheng District.

In Nanhai District, except for a few people who speak Hakka in Heshun Town (merged into Feishui) and Songgang Town (merged into Shishan Town), Cantonese is mainly used.

Guangzhou dialect is spoken in most areas of Sanshui District, Hakka dialect is spoken in most villages of Datang Town of Liuhe District, and Nanshan Town is also a Hakka settlement, accounting for about 3% of the total population of the region. Most of these Hakkas moved to Liuhe Town from Jiaying Prefecture and other places in the Qing Dynasty.

Gaoming District is dominated by Cantonese, with a small amount of Hakka.

Cantonese is widely used in Shunde District.

Cantonese, also known as Cantonese, is widely used in China, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Macau, North America, Britain, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Christmas Island and other Southeast Asian Chinese communities, such as Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Among the nearly 80 million people in Guangdong Province, the core area of Cantonese, nearly 40 million people speak Cantonese. Some media also believe that among the 654.38 billion people in Guangdong Province, the number of users exceeds 67 million.