Among the 13 oldest dialects in China, 5 are exclusive to one province in the south. Is this your hometown?

Dialects have a long history. Mandarin was born around the Western Zhou Dynasty. Mandarin is a language with Yayin as its pronunciation. During the development of thousands of years, Mandarin also emerged with the continuous migration of the population. A variety of different languages, that is, dialects.

Today’s dialects are all inherited from the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Song Dynasty. However, except for Hakka, which still retains certain ancient dialects, the other dialects basically do not retain many ancient styles, but China still has There are 13 major dialects: Fujian, Jin, Mandarin, Puxian, Hui, Minzhong, Gan, Hakka, Hunan, Northern Hokkien, Southern Hokkien, Wu, and Cantonese.

Among these 13 major dialects, there are also seven major dialects and ten major dialects. No matter which way you say it, Fujian occupies 5 dialects, and the 5 dialects are: Min and Hakka. , Gan dialect, Wu dialect and Mandarin. Mandarin is the Yayin in front of it, and Mandarin also has eight major styles.

Min language is a Sino-Tibetan language family. There are 5 different languages ??under the Fujian language. It can be said that Min language is a first-level dialect among dialects. Its formation is diverse, combined with the ancient times. The Wu language and Chu language also experienced large-scale migration in the Six Dynasties and the late Tang and Five Dynasties. Therefore, the Min language combined the ancient and medieval languages ??to form Central Plains Chinese.

The origin of Hakka is uncertain, but there are many ancient languages. Gan dialect began to take shape during the Western Han Dynasty. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the foundation was laid during the two hundred years of development of the Tang Dynasty, but Gan dialect was also integrated. Sanskrit and Islamic languages ??of Buddhist culture had basically taken shape by the Five Dynasties period.

But in terms of ancientness, I am afraid that no language can compare with Wu language. Wu language was formed earlier than Mandarin. The pronunciation is highly consistent with the "Qie Yun" and "Guang Yun" in ancient books. Wu language retains The flat and oblique tones inherit the neat four tones and eight tones of medieval Chinese. The Wuyue area can be said to be the origin of Wu dialect.

The Wu dialect area has been the core of emergency culture since ancient times. Today, Wu dialect is mainly based in Shanghai, and Wu dialect is also Wu song. As carriers of traditional folk arts such as Yue Opera and Pingtan, ancient literati were also proud of the sense of Wu language. As the saying goes: "Wu sounds are so charming when drunk".

So why does Fujian have so many ancient styles? If we look at history, Fujian is indeed a treasure land. In ancient times, it was the land of Baiyue. Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was granted the title of King of Yue. The Three Kingdoms belonged to the State of Wu. During the Tang Dynasty, the name Fujian officially appeared. Within Fujian, there are mountains, river valleys, and hills. Continuous, with basins interspersed among them.

Fujian is known as: "Eight mountains, one water and one farmland". Because it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, it has become the first choice for immigrants. However, the terrain is relatively closed, and due to inconvenient transportation, ancient language styles are better preserved here. , in terms of dialect differences, Fujian dialect is multi-layered.

Chinese dialects can be said to be branches of Chinese. Although Mandarin is becoming more popular, many experts are also advocating the preservation of dialects. After all, dialects have developed for thousands of years and have become living fossils.