Lingnan

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cultural region geographical region historical region

Lingnan is a historic cultural and geographic region of southern China, centered on modern Guangdong and Guangxi, known for its distinct Cantonese language, cuisine, and traditions.

Aliases (4)
Statements (56)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region →
geographical region →
historical region →
associatedArchitecture Lingnan architecture →
associatedArtStyle Lingnan painting school →
associatedOpera Cantonese opera →
borderedBy Nanling Mountains →
South China Sea →
country China →
culture Cantonese culture →
Lingnan culture →
ethnicGroup Cantonese people →
Hakka people →
Han Chinese →
She people →
Tanka people →
Zhuang people →
hasCharacteristic cosmopolitan culture →
distinct regional identity →
early exposure to foreign trade →
historical frontier region of China →
humid subtropical climate →
monsoon climate →
strong maritime orientation →
hasPart Guangdong →
Guangxi →
Hainan →
Hong Kong →
Macau →
Pearl River Delta →
parts of Fujian →
parts of Jiangxi →
historicalName Nanling south region →
language Cantonese →
Hakka Chinese →
Pinghua →
Teochew →
Yue Chinese →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity southern China →
locatedInTimePeriod Imperial China →
modern era →
majorCity Guangzhou →
Haikou →
Hong Kong →
Macau →
Nanning →
Shenzhen →
majorRiver Pearl River →
religion Buddhism →
Chinese folk religion →
Christianity →
Islam →
Taoism →
traditionalCuisine Cantonese cuisine →
Hakka cuisine →
Teochew cuisine →
Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Lingnan ("Lingnan architecture") →
associatedArchitecture
Lingnan ("Lingnan painting school") →
associatedArtStyle
Nantou ("Lingnan region") →
culturalRegion
Lingnan ("Lingnan culture") →
culture
Guangzhou →
historicalRegion
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