* * It is said that Tianjin accent comes from Anhui? **

My grandfather is from Jinghai, my grandmother is from Ninghe, and she is also a native of Tianjin. But I grew up in Bengbu, Anhui.

I have listened to my grandparents' dialects since I was a child, and I have been to all parts of Anhui. According to my judgment, it is absolutely reasonable to say that Tianjin accent comes from Anhui, and the most similar dialect is Guzhen County dialect in Bengbu, Anhui. Some short sentences and words are pronounced almost the same as Tianjin dialect! Even though our Bengbu dialect is similar in three points, I am often mistaken for a native of Tianjin in Fujian, Guangdong.

Other similar accents are Huainan and Huaibei. Southern Anhui dialect is close to Zhejiang and northern Anhui dialect is close to Henan, which has nothing to do with Tianjin dialect.

As for the reason, my grandfather once said one. I haven't checked the information, but I think it is more credible than the prince sweeping the north.

Tianjin was once the place where Li Hongzhang was stationed. Li Hongzhang fought against the "Huai Army" of Taiping Army, many of whom were from Guzhen, Anhui Province (Guzhen was on the bank of Huaihe River, and Li Hongzhang was from Hefei, but Hefei and Huaihe River were not close). Anhui dialect in garrison area and local Hebei dialect interact with each other, forming the embryonic form of Tianjin dialect.

If you are interested, you can go to Baidu video search for "Baked Sesame Sandwich Ridge", which is a pure drama of Bengbu dialect in Anhui. I think you can definitely find a little Tianjin dialect in it.