Why is Zhanjiang Customs similar to Chaoshan?

Because they are descendants of Minnan immigrants.

In ancient times, the southern region was called a wild land by the Central Plains people, and there was another big nation in this southern coastal area, which lived here for generations and was collectively called Baiyue nationality. Baiyue ethnic group is actually composed of various Yue ethnic groups in the south of China. Zhejiang was called wuyue in ancient times, Fujian was called Ouyue Fujian and Guangdong was called Max Loehr in ancient times.

The ethnic groups in these areas mentioned today used to be called Min Yue people, but now they are called Min Nan people. In the past, they mainly lived in today's Zhanjiang and Chaoshan areas.

Zhanjiang is a hodgepodge area.

In addition to Suixi (Xiashan, Chikan, Dongdao, etc. ), the former Haikang and Xuwen counties in Leizhou, including Lianjiang, Wuchuan and Potou. In terms of language, Zhanjiang is dominated by Leizhou dialect, vernacular, Wuchuan dialect and Hakka dialect, among which Leizhou dialect is the most widely distributed in counties and cities.

The whole Zhanjiang area is an immigrant culture. In the early stage, it was definitely based on Minnan immigrant culture (the predecessor of Leizhou culture). Influenced by Guangfu culture in the later period, Lianjiang in Wuchuan, which belongs to Gaozhou Prefecture, began to change. However, if we trace back to the source, many ancestors of Wuchuan and Lianjiang people also moved from Fujian, and it is not objective to say that they were Guangfu culture from the beginning.