Chaoshan

Southern Min language

ethnic group

Chaoshan or Teoswa (; Teochew peng'im: or ) is a cultural-linguistic region in the east of Guangdong, China. It is the origin of the Teochew Min language. The region, also known as Chiushan in Cantonese, consists of the cities Chaozhou, Jieyang and Shantou. It differs linguistically from the rest of Guangdong province, which was historically dominated by Yue, Hakka, Haklau and Leizhou Min speakers.

romanization schemes for Chinese languages

coming of age ceremony in southern China