Is there a big difference between Putian dialect and Chaozhou dialect?

Not much, there is a little gap. Putian dialect of Putian people continues to be influenced by Fuzhou dialect, and there are some gaps with Chaozhou dialect.

Chaoshan has long been far away from Putian, the ancestral home of southern Fujian, not adjacent to Fuzhou, but adjacent to Zhangzhou, which is easily influenced by Zhangzhou dialect and other dialects. However, Chaoshan dialect is based on Putian dialect in southern Fujian and influenced by Zhangzhou dialect.

Distribution of Puxian Dialect

Puxian dialect is distributed in Putian City (Licheng District, Hanjiang District, Chengxiang District and Xiuyu District) and Xianyou County. , the northern part of Quangang District, Quanzhou City, Wuqiu Island (now actually under the jurisdiction of Taiwan Province Province, including Dawuqiu and Xiaowuqiu Yuxia), Yongtai County and Fuqing City. Puxian dialect is represented by Putian dialect and Xianyou dialect, with a population of about 5 million.

Many Xinghua people go out to do business, and many Puxian people in Fuzhou and Quanzhou, which are close to Puxian area, also use Puxian dialect.

Many Xinghua people in Singapore also speak Puxian dialect. Puxian dialect is also called Xinghua dialect because it belongs to Xinghua Army, Xing 'an Prefecture, Xinghua Prefecture and Xinghua Province in history. The intangible cultural heritage with Puxian dialect as the carrier includes Puxian Opera and Puxian Puppet Opera.

You can also see the entries of Putian Sanfangqixiang, County Lane, Ancient Street and County Lane. Puxian dialect plays an important role in the whole language system. All languages have undergone various changes from a primitive language, and all languages have a long history.