Teochew opera

The area comprising the cities of Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang in coastal east Guangdong, known as Chaoshan, forms its own cultural sphere. The Teochew people here, alongside with Hailufeng people in Shanwei, speak Teochew (simplified Chinese: 潮语), which is a Min dialect closely related to Min-nan. Teochew opera (simplified Chinese: 潮剧) is also very famous with a unique form.

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