Dongguan is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province, at the Pearl River Port. It borders Guangzhou in the north, Guangzhou in the west, Shenzhen in the south and Huizhou in the east. It is the first of the "Four Tigers in Guangdong" and is called the "World Factory". It is an important transportation hub and foreign trade port in Guangdong Province. It is also one of the five prefecture-level cities without districts in China and one of the new first-tier cities.

As of 20 18, the whole city has four streets and 28 towns, with a land area of 24.60 1 km2 and a sea area of 82.57 km2, with a permanent population of 8.392 million and an urban population of 7.386 million, with an urbanization rate of 9 1.02%. It is one of the birthplaces of Guangfu culture, one of the important birthplaces of Cantonese opera and the hometown of Cantonese opera in China. China is the beginning of modern history, the forerunner of reform and opening up, the first batch of national comprehensive experimental zones for new urbanization, and a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong.

Dongguan language

Dongguan dialect belongs to Cantonese Wanbao film, with Guancheng dialect as the standard. Dongguan dialect is also one of the representative dialects of Wanbao Cantonese. There is little difference in vocabulary between Dongguan dialect and Guangzhou dialect, but there are differences in vowel pronunciation and there are rules to follow. Many people in Guangzhou can't understand Dongguan dialect, and it's hard for the elderly in Dongguan who seldom contact Cantonese to communicate with them. ?

Guancheng dialect is mainly used in urban areas and surrounding towns, such as Gaochun, Chashan, Daojiao and Hongmei. There are slightly different degrees of dialect differences, but it does not hinder mutual communication. However, many young people communicate in Cantonese, and it will be difficult to speak authentic Guancheng dialect.

Dongguan local dialects include Cantonese and Hakka dialects, of which Cantonese accounts for most of the city's area and population. As of 202 1, among the 32 towns and streets, Shilong Town, Chang 'an Town, shatian town Town, Hongmei Town, Daojiao Town, machong Town, Wanjiang Street, Tang Zhong Town, Wangniudun Town, Shijie Town, Gaobu Town, Dalang Town, Liaobu Town, Chashan Town and Qishi Town.

Guancheng Street, Dongcheng Street, Cheng Nan Street, houjie town, Humen Town, Dalingshan Town, Tangxia Town, Huangjiang Town, Xiegang Town, etc. Most or most of them speak Cantonese (only Luosha Community with more than 300 people in Guancheng Street 1 Shang Ling Natural Village speaks Hakka), a few speak Hakka, and most of Qingxi and Fenggang towns speak Hakka and Zhangmutou.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Dongguan City.