Why does Shenzhen speak Mandarin instead of Cantonese?

1. Shenzhen is a city that doesn't speak Cantonese:

1. The "older generation" doesn't speak Cantonese:

Since 1978, China has officially implemented the national policy of "internal reform and opening to the outside world". Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou, Hainan and Xiamen also took the lead in setting up special economic zones in 1978. At that time, people from all over the country were full of passion and yearning for the newly established Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, and a number of people came to Shenzhen despite their own efforts. This is the earliest "Shenzhen people" and the so-called "deep generation"!

when the Shenzhen special economic zone was established, it was only 327.5 square kilometers. Shenzhen is also divided into "inside the customs" and "outside the customs". At the beginning of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, there were very few local people in Shenzhen, even not many Cantonese people. At that time, the most people came from people from all over the country. This is also the "deep generation", the initial population composition ratio! Therefore, at that time, the "deep generation" did not speak their respective hometown dialect, nor Cantonese, which is unique to Guangdong, but Mandarin. This may also be the historical root or tradition that Shenzhen does not like to speak Cantonese now.

2. The "Deep Generation" doesn't speak Cantonese:

The earliest "Deep Generation" came to Shenzhen in 1978, and most of them came to Shenzhen after 198. The "deep generation" who first came to Shenzhen were the luckiest. At that time, the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, like xiong'an new area, Hebei Province, was engaged in large-scale construction everywhere, and started construction 24 hours a day. At that time, the "deep generation" had a little brains to do small business and make money by selling everything; It doesn't matter if you are honest, as long as you are willing to work, you can earn a lot of money if you are willing to work. At that time, the housing prices in Shenzhen were extremely cheap. Many "deep generations" bought houses from 198 to 1999, and many "deep generations" bought several houses.

Most of the children of the "deep generation" were born from 198 to 1999, which is the so-called "deep second generation"! Although most of the "deep second generation" grew up and lived in Shenzhen, they rarely speak Cantonese and rarely speak Cantonese. The "deep second generation" are deeply influenced by their parents' "deep generation", because most of their parents' "deep generation" are used to speaking Mandarin when they come to Shenzhen. The "second generation" were also deeply influenced by the language environment in Shenzhen at that time, because Shenzhen had already formed the habit of speaking Mandarin.

3. The "deep three generations" don't speak Cantonese either:

Most of the "deep two generations" were born from 198 to 1999. Most of the "deep three generations" were born from 2 to 221. Compared with the "deep generation" and "deep generation", the new "deep three generations" are more lucky and happier. Because most of the "deep three generations" were born, they already have tens of millions and hundreds of millions of assets. Now in Shenzhen, a casual house costs tens of millions of yuan, and the families of the "deep three generations" generally have several houses. But the lucky and happy "deep three generations" also don't speak Cantonese.

It's not surprising that the "second generation" doesn't speak Cantonese, and it's not surprising that the "second generation" doesn't speak Cantonese. Then it is not surprising that the "deep three generations" do not speak Cantonese. Of course, when the "deep three generations" talk with Cantonese, there will be awkward times: sorry, I can't speak Cantonese ...

4. The "new Shenzhen people" also don't speak Cantonese:

There is a classic saying in Shenzhen: If you come, you are from Shenzhen. It is this sentence that has attracted countless people from all over the country to come to Shenzhen with great difficulty, thus becoming a "new Shenzhen person". However, the "deep generation" who came to Shenzhen first, the "deep second generation" and "deep third generation" of the new generation did not speak Cantonese, and even the "new Shenzhen people" who came to Shenzhen later did not speak Cantonese.

"New Shenzhen people" don't speak Cantonese, which is actually quite understandable. Because the "new Shenzhen people", like the "deep generation", all come from all over the country. People all over the country have their own dialects. When they come to Shenzhen and become "new Shenzhen people", it is naturally impossible for them to continue to speak the original dialect, but it is also impossible to speak Cantonese. Because the "new Shenzhen people" can't speak Cantonese originally, they don't speak Cantonese, so the "new Shenzhen people" can only speak Mandarin.

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2. Shenzhen, why don't you speak Cantonese?

1. Shenzhen people speak Mandarin:

Shenzhen people live in Guangdong and don't speak Cantonese. They mainly speak Mandarin. It seems that Mandarin is specially designed for Shenzhen people, as if Shenzhen people were born to speak Mandarin, and as if Shenzhen people were born not to speak Cantonese like other cities in Guangdong. At present, Mandarin is the mainstream language in Shenzhen, which is very abrupt in many cities in Guangdong, but it is taken for granted after a long time.

2.? People in Shenzhen speak Hakka

People in Shenzhen also speak Hakka, because before Shenzhen became a special economic zone, it was in a state of "half Guangdong and half Hakka". Although the number of Cantonese-speaking people in Shenzhen has decreased dramatically, the number of Hakka-speaking people has not decreased much. Now most of the villages in the east of Shenzhen used to be Hakka villages, and now they still insist on speaking Hakka.

3.? People in Shenzhen speak Chaoshan dialect

People in Shenzhen also speak Chaoshan dialect. Although there were few Chaoshan villages in Shenzhen before the reform and opening up, many Chaoshan people poured into Shenzhen after the reform and opening up. In Chaoshan area, the first choice for Chaoshan people to go out to work, do business and live is not the provincial capital Guangzhou, but the special economic zone Shenzhen. This makes the Chaoshan people living in Shenzhen gradually accumulate into a huge group, which also makes Chaoshan dialect spoken by many Chaoshan people in Shenzhen.

4. Shenzhen people just seldom speak Cantonese:

Shenzhen people speak Mandarin, Hakka and Chaoshan dialect, and even many Shenzhen people speak Hunan dialect. However, Shenzhen people seldom speak Cantonese, or Shenzhen people speak Cantonese less and less. Nowadays, fewer and fewer people speak Cantonese in the traditional urban areas of Shenzhen, such as Luohu District, Futian District and Nanshan District. As there is no Cantonese-speaking environment in Shenzhen, there are fewer and fewer Cantonese-speaking people in Shenzhen.