Sze Yup region
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The Sze Yup region is a historical area in Guangdong, China, known for its distinctive Cantonese subculture and as a major source of Chinese emigration overseas.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese diaspora in San Francisco
ⓘ
Chinese diaspora in Vancouver ⓘ Chinese railroad workers in North America ⓘ overseas Chinese communities ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
ancestral halls
ⓘ
lineage clan villages ⓘ overseas Chinese-funded schools ⓘ qiaoxiang (overseas Chinese hometown) culture ⓘ |
| dialectOf | Cantonese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
overseas remittance-based development ⓘ |
| emigrantDestination |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Four Counties
NERFINISHED
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Siyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sze Yap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemonym |
Siyi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sze Yup people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInChinese | 四邑 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableArchitecture | diaolou watchtowers ⓘ |
| hasRomanization | Sìyì ⓘ |
| hasSubculture | Sze Yup Cantonese culture ⓘ |
| historicalCounty |
Enping
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaiping NERFINISHED ⓘ Taishan NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinhui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important center of overseas remittances
ⓘ
major source of Cantonese emigration ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Taishanese dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
distinctive Cantonese subculture ⓘ overseas Chinese emigration ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Yue Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageVariety | Taishanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guangdong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEmigrationPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeArea | Jiangmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lingnan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ Taoism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRelatedSite | Kaiping Diaolou and Villages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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