Immigrants from Hong Kong make books and tools to teach Cantonese to their kids
Many of these parents are passionate about promoting their native language to protect their culture and identity.
6 places snakes appear in Cantonese slang, used to describe lazy people, queues and more
Why do police ‘release snakes’? How do students ‘bend snakes’? We untangle six Cantonese slang expressions that use the word ...
BBC1 年
Cantonese v Mandarin: When Hong Kong languages get political
"They're taking orders from the people of Beijing," he said. "Cantonese sets Hong Kong apart from the mainland. The Chinese government hates that, and so does the Hong Kong government." It is now ...
Business Insider5 年
Cantonese Clay-Pot Rice Is A Signature Hong Kong Dish
In the 1940s, Hong Kong saw a mass wave of Cantonese immigration after millions of people fled mainland China during the Communist revolution. Alex Yip: Cantonese people are very family-oriented.
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Southern culture runs deep in district’s veins
The Cantonese Opera Art Museum in the district. [Photo provided to China Daily] Editor's note: Several Chinese cities maintain their cultural recollections in the form of historical neighborhoods ...
BBC1 年
Hong Kong: Closure of Cantonese language group worries residents
The Hong Kong Language Learning Association was founded in 2013 to "protect the language rights of the Hong Kong people". A group founded to promote the use of Cantonese in Hong Kong has shut down ...
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Guangzhou clock masterpieces from the Qing Dynasty on display
The exhibition at the Guangdong Museum, entitled Timeless Masterpieces — The Exquisite Guangzhou Clock of Qing Dynasty, ...