Chaoshan area, the collective name of Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang in Guangdong Province, is located in the coastal area of eastern Guangdong, at the junction of Guangdong and Fujian, facing Taiwan Province Province. It is the only place where the Tropic of Cancer meets the coastline of Chinese mainland and is an integral part of the Haixi Economic Zone.
The word "Chaoshan" once appeared as an administrative term on the administrative division map of Guangdong Province (1949 to 1952), and now it refers to the concept of human geography influenced by Chaozhou culture.
The origin of Chaoshan name
Chaoshan has been called Chaozhou for nearly 2000 years in history, such as Chaozhou (Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties), Chaozhou Road (Yuan Dynasty) and Chaozhou House (Ming and Qing Dynasties). It didn't appear until 1904.
Chaoshan dialect: Chaoshan dialect
Chaozhou dialect, also known as Chaoshan dialect, is a sub-dialect of Minnan dialect in the eight major dialect areas of China, and Chaoshan dialect is also one of the oldest and most special dialects in China. Simple and elegant, rich in vocabulary and special in grammar, it retains the ancient meanings of many ancient sounds and words, and its language is vivid and humorous, which is different from other Minnan dialect, Quanzhou dialect and Zhangzhou dialect.
Therefore, it has attracted the attention of linguists at home and abroad. Many people have studied Chaozhou dialect, and there are also many monographs, dictionaries and dictionaries about Chaozhou dialect. Chaozhou dialect is a bond to maintain feelings and has great cohesion. Especially in foreign countries. The same accent is better than "one of our own". Chaozhou dialect varies from place to place, and languages in different cities or regions have their own characteristics. There is a proverb: "There are nine counties in Chaozhou, and each county has characters."