How many languages are there in Guangdong?

Three languages are mainly popular in Guangdong: Cantonese, Hakka and Chaoshan.

1, also known as Cantonese, is distributed in the Pearl River Delta region, parts of Yunfu, Maoming, Zhanjiang and Yangjiang in western Guangdong, and Qingyuan and Shaoguan in northern Guangdong.

2. Hakka dialect is mainly distributed in Meizhou, Heyuan, Shaoguan, Qingyuan, Huizhou and Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang and Shanwei in eastern Guangdong. Hakka is also spoken in some areas of the Pearl River Delta.

3. Chaoshan dialect is mainly distributed in Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang and Shanwei. Some areas in Zhanjiang, such as Leizhou, Xuwen, Dianbai and Huizhou, also speak "Li dialect", which, like Chaoshan dialect, comes from Minnan dialect.

Extended information 1. The abbreviation of Guangdong

Guangdong is named Guangnan East Road for short. Tang belongs to Lingnan Road; Guangnan East Road in Song Dynasty, called Guangdong Road for short, was located in old Guangzhou, which was the beginning of its popularity. Yuan established Haibei Guangdao; Ming established Guangdong Province, later changed to Guangdong Ministry of Foreign Affairs; The name of Guangdong Province has not changed since the Qing Dynasty. Guangdong Province used to be the land of Baiyue (Guangdong), referred to as "Guangdong" for short.

Second, folk festivals.

Guangdong is an important inheritance place of Lingnan culture, which has a unique style in language, customs, living habits, history and culture. Celebrations include Heather, Foshan Hangtongji, Guangzhou Guangfu Temple Fair, Foshan Autumn Color, Chaozhou Big Gong and Drum, Ying Ge, Burning Tower, Burning Dragon, Piaose, Yuexi New Year, Foshan Beidi Birthday Temple Fair, Guangzhou Boluo Birthday Temple Fair, Panguwang Folk Culture Festival and Nuo Dance.

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