Where is chaozhou people from?

When it comes to Chaozhou, people will naturally think of Hangongwen Temple, Xiangzi Bridge, Chaozhou cuisine and congou tea. Chaozhou gives me the feeling of familiarity and strangeness! Familiar because chaozhou people lives in the Pearl River Delta, Chaozhou's diet is popular in the north and south of the country, with many celebrities; Strangeness is because you don't know Chaozhou, Chaozhou history, and more importantly, Chaozhou culture! Chaozhou is a national historical and cultural city and the birthplace of Chaozhou culture. Due to the prosperity of humanities in past dynasties, Chaozhou culture with unique local characteristics was bred. Chaozhou opera, Chaozhou music, Chaozhou gongs and drums, Chaozhou ceramics, Chaozhou embroidery wood carving, Chaozhou cuisine and congou tea are all well-known at home and abroad. On March 8th Women's Day, my office comrades and I visited and studied in Chaozhou. Whether walking the streets, visiting the "Eight Scenes of Chaozhou" or tasting Chaozhou snacks, wherever you go, people always feel that there is a profound historical and cultural implication.

Chaozhou has a long history. Chaozhou is known as "a country famous for its mountains and seas" and "Zou Lu by the sea", and there are many stories in history, such as "Ten Phases Remain Sound" and "Han Yu governs the tide". During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Han Yu, Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu, Li Deyu and other historical and cultural celebrities all left footprints in Chaozhou. According to historical records, Chaozhou was established very early, starting from the sixth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, that is, AD 33 1 year, and now it is 1669. Originally known as Dongguan County, it was soon changed to Yi 'an County. 59 1 In the 11th year of Sui Dynasty, Yi 'an County was renamed Chaozhou. Later generations have a poem: "Chaozhou, the sea is in the south." Chaozhou literally means "ebb and flow". The official appearance of Chaozhou's name began at this time. 1400 years later, this name has basically been used. The six years of worshipping the frame is the widest year in the counties under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou, including Haiyang, Chaoyang, Jieyang, Raoping, Huilai, Chenghai, Puning, Pingyuan, Chengxiang, Tai Po and Zhenping * * *1. Historically, Chaozhou has been ruled by counties, prefectures, prefectures and prefectures. It is the political, economic and cultural center of eastern Guangdong, the commodity distribution center of Hanjiang River Basin in eastern Fujian and Jiangxi, and the origin of overseas trade.

Second, Chaozhou culture has a long history. Chaozhou culture is a regional culture centered on the historical location of Chaozhou prefecture (now Chaozhou city), including Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang. Although there are differences in different places, the mainstream and origin are the same, and it is an ancient and unique cultural system. According to archaeological findings, as early as seven or eight thousand years ago, Chaozhou ancestors created Xiangshan culture (Nan 'ao Island), and later discovered Chen Qiao culture (Chaoan, about five or six thousand years ago), Houshan culture (Puning, about four or five thousand years ago) and Fu Bin culture (Raoping, about two or three years ago). These cultures include stone tools, bone implements, pottery and other production tools and daily necessities created by ancient human labor, while in "Fu Bin culture", there are bronze products and symbols of integration with Chinese culture in the Central Plains. This stage basically belongs to the ancient Baiyue culture in the Neolithic Age. Chaozhou is located on the southeast coast, at the junction of Fujian and Guangdong provinces. It is influenced by Fujian culture and Guangdong culture, and the spread and accumulation of Central Plains culture has formed a unique culture. The Tang, Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties were the heyday of Chaozhou culture. Chaozhou has many cultural relics, complete categories, simple architecture and different styles. For example, Kaiyuan Temple was built in the 26th year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (738). It is the largest ancient architectural complex in Chaozhou and is known as the first ancient temple in eastern Guangdong. A number of precious cultural relics are also preserved in the temple, such as the Shijing Tower in the Tang Dynasty, the bronze bell in the Song Dynasty, the incense burner in the Taiding period in the Yuan Dynasty, the Thousand Buddha Pagoda carved in Chaozhou in the Ming Dynasty, and the Yongzheng version of the Tripitaka given by Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty.

Thirdly, Chaozhou dialect has a unique charm. I think the charm of Chaozhou dialect lies in its high cohesion to hipsters. Chaozhou dialect, that is, Chaozhou dialect, belongs to Minnan language family, one of the eight major language families of Chinese dialects. Its vocabulary is rich, humorous and expressive, and it retains many elements of ancient Chinese, so it is called "Fulao language" or "learning old language". According to relevant historical records, Chaozhou dialect originated in the Qin Dynasty. It was formed in the Han Dynasty, Tang and Song Dynasties, and it was not until the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty that its own independent language system was formed. The main body is the Central Plains ancient Chinese, with mixed dialects, and the phonology is basically the same as that of the current Minnan dialect. Chaozhou dialect has its own dictionary, Chaozhou dialect dictionary and monographs in other local languages, such as Fifteen Tones of Chaozhou Dialect. Now chaozhou people and Minnan people can still communicate in some simple dialects. No matter where chaozhou people is, people who speak Chaozhou dialect will be called "one of our own". For chaozhou people, Chaozhou dialect is a bond to maintain feelings and has great cohesion. Many Chaozhou Chinese living at home and abroad have unique feelings for their hometown. It seems that it is chaozhou people's innate duty to prosper his hometown economy and promote Chaozhou culture. Chaozhou people's footprints are everywhere, but no matter how far away from home, almost all the places where hipsters live in concentrated communities retain local accents and customs (including some customs that have disappeared in Chaozhou). Some people say that where there is sea water, there is chaozhou people. At present, Chaozhou has 2.3 million overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao from all over the world. Business tycoon Li Ka-shing, international sinologist Tsung i Jao and famous photographer Chen Fuli are all hipsters. Even though chaozhou people left his hometown, he still did not forget to go back to his hometown. When we visited Chaozhou, we saw that many schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, welfare homes and entertainment facilities were built by these overseas Chinese. According to incomplete statistics, since the reform and opening up, overseas Chinese at home and abroad have set up more than 2,600 public welfare undertakings in Chaozhou, with donations exceeding 654.38 billion yuan. Among them, more than 6 10 schools were built, with a total value of 470 million yuan; Newly built and expanded 26 hospitals and donated a large number of advanced medical equipment, totaling 654.38+008 billion; 85 bridges, 278 roads and 230 cultural and sports projects were built; More than 200 million yuan will be invested in restoring cultural relics and other public welfare undertakings.