What ethnic group are Cantonese?

The population of Guangdong belongs to 56 ethnic groups, and Cantonese is also called Cantonese, among which the Han population is 90.3 million, accounting for 98.02% of the total population.

The population of ethnic minorities is 6.5438+0.64 million, accounting for 654.38+0.98%, mainly Zhuang, Yao, She, Hui and Manchu.

There are also new immigrants who have moved to Guangdong from all over the country in recent years and obtained local hukou; And overseas Chinese from Guangdong, overseas Chinese, Chinese, Hong Kong and Macao compatriots.

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Han residents in Guangdong can be divided into three major ethnic groups: Guangfu, Hakka and Chaoshan. The formation of the three ethnic groups is the result of the long-term integration of the Han nationality in the Central Plains and the Lingnan aborigines. Due to various reasons in history, the people of the three major ethnic groups have maintained their own living customs, cultural awareness and personality characteristics for a long time. ?

Guangfu nationality is mainly composed of immigrants from Central Plains and Guyue nationality. The cultural characteristics of Guangfu ethnic group are the most prominent in the Pearl River Delta, which is not only inherited from ancient South Vietnam, but also influenced by Chinese culture in the Central Plains. Influenced by western culture and colonial economic factors, Guangfu ethnic group has multiple levels and components. The Xijiang River, Beijiang River Basin and Pearl River Delta where Guangfu people live are the earliest areas where China culture developed in Guangdong.

In ancient times, the Han people in the Central Plains moved south to Lingnan because of relegation or regime change, and also brought the Chinese language in the Central Plains (that is, the elegant language in the Central Plains) to Lingnan. Cantonese is a dialect that spread elegant language from the Central Plains to Guangdong and Guangxi during the Qin and Han Dynasties, and merged with ancient South Vietnam.

It is said that the Hakka ancestors came from the Central Plains immigrants who entered Lingnan, and merged with the local aborigines in the process of moving south to form the Hakka clan. Due to the late migration to Guangdong, the fertile areas of the plain have been occupied by local people and early immigrants, so Hakka people have blocked many poor mountainous areas. There is a saying that "every mountain must have guests, and no guest can live in the mountain", so there is no way to survive without hard work.

After Qin and Han Dynasties, China culture expanded to Lingdong. During the Jin and Tang Dynasties, the influence of the mainstream culture in the Central Plains gradually expanded. Chen Yuanguang pacified the spring tide and created chaos, and Han Yu became the secretariat of Chaozhou Prefecture, which was an important event in this period. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, a large number of immigrants poured in and Fujian culture moved northward, which fully developed the Chaoshan area and was an important link in the formation of Chaoshan culture. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Chaoshan folk culture with distinctive features was finally formed.

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