The ancestors of Wuchuan people came from southern Fujian.

The ethnic groups in western Guangdong have always been very complex, so it is difficult to know its origin and development. I don't know much about history Today, I saw someone on the forum saying that Leizhou dialect is Fujian Putian dialect, but I don't quite agree. Most of our ancestors in Wuchuan immigrated from Fujian (I have heard from my predecessors, but I have never seen a specific genealogy). Even today, many places in Wuchuan still retain the color of Fujian, such as Zhangzhou Street and Ancestral Temple in Lumei.

About two thousand years ago, due to various reasons such as war and famine, Fujian ancestors in the Central Plains and sparsely populated areas were forced to leave their homes and came to Guangdong, which was relatively desolate at that time. Perhaps our ancestors at that time could not speak Leizhou dialect and Wuchuan dialect now. At that time, the indigenous people in western Guangdong were mainly Li nationality and Li nationality, and Li nationality was mainly distributed in Jianjiang River basin. In order to adapt to the local life, they have to blend in with the local people. At this time, the ancestors were divided into two factions, one into the Li nationality and the other into the Li nationality. Due to the relatively developed traffic and close contact with the outside world, today's vernacular has been formed after thousands of years of influence and change; However, Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island are relatively backward in traffic and have little contact with the outside world. Today's Li language has been formed with the local Li people, and the language has changed little. This is why Li dialect is similar to Min dialect and Chaoshan dialect.