Four Counties area of Guangdong
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The Four Counties area of Guangdong is a historically Cantonese-speaking region in southern China known as a major source of overseas Chinese migration, especially to North America and Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Four Counties area of Guangdong canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cantonese-speaking region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeSuccessor | Jiangmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
overseas Chinese communities in Canada
ⓘ
overseas Chinese communities in Hong Kong ⓘ overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia ⓘ overseas Chinese communities in the United States ⓘ |
| borderedBy | South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comprises |
Enping
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaiping NERFINISHED ⓘ Taishan NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinhui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | Siyi diaspora ⓘ |
| dialectGroup | Siyi Cantonese speakers ⓘ |
| economicHistory | remittance-based local economy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Siyi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sze Yap NERFINISHED ⓘ Sze Yup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subtropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| hasNameInChinese | 四邑 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableArchitecture | diaolou watchtowers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryReligion |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ Taoism ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
Cantonese
ⓘ
Siyi Cantonese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Republic of China era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
emigration to Australia
ⓘ
emigration to Latin America ⓘ emigration to North America ⓘ emigration to Southeast Asia ⓘ major source of overseas Chinese migration ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guangdong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern China ⓘ |
| migrationDestination |
Hong Kong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asian port cities ⓘ Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migrationPeak |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lingnan cultural region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pearl River Delta region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | overseas Chinese home region ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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