Where is Nanyang that Cantonese say?

Nanyang, as Guangdong people say, is the general name of Southeast Asian countries and the coastal land south of the South China Sea.

Nanyang is the name of Southeast Asia in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is a concept centered on China. Include Malay Archipelago, Philippine Islands and Indonesia, as well as the coastal areas of Indo-China Peninsula and Malay Peninsula. During the Qing Dynasty, the coastal area south of Jiangsu was also called "Nanyang" (the coastal area north of Jiangsu was called Beiyang).

From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, the coastal areas of China were divided into two ocean areas, namely, southern Jiangsu, central Zhejiang and Fujian and Guangdong provinces, which were called Nanyang. Shandong, Hebei and Liaoning provinces to the north of Jiangsu are Beiyang. Source: Zheng's "Fear of Coastal Defence": "Nanyang starts from Xiamen, including Shantou, Taiwan Province, Chaoyang, Jiazimen, Siao, Humen, Laowanshan and Qizhouyang, and it is a section. "

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The concept of Nanyang corresponds to the Western Ocean, the Oriental Ocean and the Northern Ocean. The western ocean refers to the Indian Ocean west of the Straits of Malacca, including Europe or beyond. The Qing dynasty once referred to European and American countries. The east refers to Japan in particular.

China has the names of Xiamen Nanyang College and Nanyang Model Middle School, and Southeast Asia has the names of Nanyang Middle School in Bangkok, Thailand and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Some enterprises also use the word Nanyang, such as Nanyang Markham in Thailand, Nanyang Mutual Fund and Nanyang Islands, all referring to Indonesia Islands.

In ancient China, the Han nationality began to emigrate to Nanyang. During the Ming Dynasty and after its demise, a large number of Han immigrants flooded into the area to make a living and settle down, which was called "going to Nanyang" in history. The Han nationality once established a series of political power, and now a few people still call it Southeast Asia, but it is rare.