Culture
According to the official People's Daily newspaper, Cantonese is the first language for half of the 14 million residents of the provincial capital Guangzhou, while the other half speak mainly Mandarin. Other languages such as Hakka are spoken in significant numbers as well. The migrant population from other provinces of China in Guangzhou is 40 percent of the city's total population in 2008. Most of them are rural migrants and they speak only Mandarin. They have taken on many jobs that the local citizens are unwilling to do.
- Cantonese
- Cantonese cuisine
- Cantonese opera
- Cantonese people
- Guangdong music (genre)
- Guangzhou Opera House
- Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
- Xiguan
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