Why do Guangxi people speak Cantonese?

Speaking Cantonese is not only the patent of Cantonese, but also the neighboring Guangxi people. Besides, Cantonese is not only used in Guangdong and Guangxi, but also in parts of neighboring Hong Kong, Macao and Hainan. Even in overseas countries, such as Australia, Singapore, North America, Southeast Asia and overseas Chinese communities, Cantonese is very popular. Moreover, in Guangdong, not all Cantonese people can speak Cantonese, and Cantonese is only one of the three major dialects in Guangdong (Cantonese, Hakka and Chaoshan). People in Guangxi also speak Cantonese for the following reasons:

1. Guangxi is one of the birthplaces of Cantonese;

Cantonese, namely "vernacular", is also called "Cantonese". It is precisely because Cantonese is also called "Cantonese" that many people take it for granted that the birthplace of Cantonese is in Guangdong, and even many Guangdong locals may think that Guangzhou is the birthplace of Cantonese for the first time. In fact, there have been many theories about the origin of Cantonese.

One view holds that Cantonese originated in Wuzhou, Guangxi, while the other holds that Cantonese originated in Fengkai, Guangdong. In fact, the saying that Wuzhou, the birthplace of Cantonese, is similar to the saying that the birthplace of Cantonese is closed. Fengkai is located in the western border of Guangdong, at the junction of Guangdong and Guangxi, and is known as the "gateway of Guangdong and Guangxi". Fengkai, Guangdong and Wuzhou, Guangxi are just adjacent, and both belong to the land of "Guangxin" in history.

The paper published by Professor Ye of Sun Yat-sen University and Associate Professor Luo Kangning of Guangdong Provincial Government Counselor's Office & gt holds that "Cantonese originated from the ancient Guangxin-now Wuzhou, Guangxi, and Guangdong is closed". Therefore, since Guangxi is one of the cradles of Cantonese, it is normal for Guangxi people to speak Cantonese in large quantities.

2. Part of Guangxi once belonged to Guangdong in history:

The reason why Guangxi people also speak Cantonese in large numbers is also related to the fact that some parts of Guangxi were once under the jurisdiction of Guangdong in history. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Emperor, set up Guangdong Chengxuan and Guangxi Chengxuan in Lingnan area respectively. At that time, Guangxi promised to publicize and deploy the Ministry, which did not include the present Beihai, Qinzhou and Fangchenggang areas. At that time, the Guangdong City Publicity Bureau included not only the present Guangdong area, but also the present Hong Kong, Macao and Hainan areas, as well as the present Beihai, Qinzhou and Fangchenggang areas. Moreover, during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the administrative regions of Guangdong and Guangxi have been evolving in this way.

It was not until the early days of the founding of New China that Beihai, Qinzhou and Fangchenggang were allocated to Guangxi from Guangdong. Although the affiliation of Beihai, Qinzhou and Fangchenggang was changed from Guangdong to Guangxi at that time, the habit of speaking Cantonese in these areas did not change. It is precisely because of this that a large number of people speak Cantonese in Beihai, Qinzhou and Fangchenggang under the jurisdiction of Guangxi today.

3. "Guangdong" in a broad sense belongs not only to Guangdong, but to Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan;

Actually, Cantonese is called Lingnan dialect, which is better than Cantonese. Because "Cantonese" is actually "Lingnan language" in a broad sense, that is, the language of Lingnan people, not specifically "Cantonese" but not just what Cantonese people say. Judging from the main epidemic areas of Cantonese, Cantonese is mainly popular in Guangdong, Guangxi and Lingnan areas, so it is more appropriate to call Cantonese "Lingnan dialect" rather than just "Cantonese".

Moreover, "Guangdong" in a broad sense does not belong only to Guangdong, but to Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan, and even Hong Kong, Macao and Hainan have a share of "Guangdong". The word "Yue" in Cantonese can be traced back to Baiyue in China in the pre-Qin period. After the demise of the Qin Dynasty, General Ren Xiao of Qin established a local regime, Nanyue State, which was also called Nanyue State at that time, and Yueguo was called Yueguo.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guangdong and Guangxi were always called "Guangdong" and "Guangdong", among which Guangdong was called "East Guangdong" and Guangxi was called "West Guangdong". That is, modern Guangdong is called "Guangdong" for short and Guangxi is called "Guangxi" for short. But in any case, we can't ignore or forget the history and fact that "Guangdong" once belonged to Guangdong and Guangxi, and "Cantonese" once belonged to Guangdong and Guangxi. What's more, we can't say that Guangxi people speak vernacular and Cantonese, but we speak "Cantonese" and "Cantonese".

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