Q: How can Singaporeans speak Chinese? What is the origin of Singapore?

Apart from Greater China, Singapore is the only country in the world with a majority Chinese population. In Singapore, "Minnan people" are generally called "Fujianese", which accounts for 465,438+0% of Chinese in Singapore and is the largest ethnic group in the Chinese community in Singapore. Most Fujian people in Singapore are originally from southern Fujian, mainly distributed in towns in Minnan-speaking areas such as Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou. The dialect they speak is Minnan dialect (called "Min dialect" in Singapore), with Xiamen Minnan dialect as the main dialect, but more Quanzhou dialect. In terms of language communication, the communication between Minnan dialect and Chaozhou dialect can reach 50.4%, but it is more difficult to communicate with Qiongzhou dialect. From19th century to the beginning of 20th century, Chinese who came to Singapore from China were called "new visitors". At that time, Singapore was still a British colony, and "new visitors" were generally just "foreign workers", not immigrants. They mainly come from the southern coastal areas of China, such as Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan. My heart is "Tangshan" (another name for China), and I think I am an overseas Chinese. After Singapore's independence, its descendants became Singapore citizens, and their sense of identity and belonging to China weakened. They call themselves "China people", don't consider themselves "overseas Chinese" at all, and rarely call themselves "China people". "Chinese Singaporeans have their own different experiences and histories. No matter how short this history is, it is still different from China people in Chinese mainland. More importantly, they are creating an independent and lasting future for their own Southeast Asia. They must share this future equally with Malays and Indian Singaporeans. " Before Chinese Singaporeans become China people, they usually identify themselves as Singaporeans, but some people identify with both identities. Chinese born and raised in Singapore, after one or two or more generations of reproduction, are generally called "local Chinese in Singapore". From the end of 20th century to the beginning of 20th century, China immigrants from China were called "new immigrants". At the end of the 20th century, "new immigrants" mainly came from first-class cities in China, such as Peking, Shanghai and Hongkong. From 265,438 to the beginning of the 20th century, "new immigrants" came from all over China, enriching the diversity of Singapore. Language: Chinese, English, Minnan, Chaozhou, Cantonese, Hakka, Qionghua and Chinese dialects.