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Han people 汉族 - Wu people 江南人
Regional dialects of Wu
Even though Wenzhou dialect 温州话 is considered to be a sub dialect of Wu but realistically it's closer to Minnan dialect to the south
Wenzhou 温州 is a metro of 9 million surrounded by mountains and that makes it developed an unique culture of its own. The people are well known for their entrepreneurship.
Hangzhou dialect 杭州话
Hangzhou, a metro of 21 million people, lies on east end of Hanzhou Bay and about 100 miles SE of Shanghai
Shaoxing dialect 绍兴话
Shaoxing, lies about halfway between Hangzhou and Ningbo, is famous for its distilled rice wine brands and where theYueju opera 越剧 began
Wuxi is on the shore of Taihu, NW of Suzhou. Wuxi dialect 无锡话 is similar to Shanghai and Suzhou dialects
Wuxi and Taihu (Lake)
Regional dialects of Wu
Even though Wenzhou dialect 温州话 is considered to be a sub dialect of Wu but realistically it's closer to Minnan dialect to the south
Wenzhou 温州 is a metro of 9 million surrounded by mountains and that makes it developed an unique culture of its own. The people are well known for their entrepreneurship.
Hangzhou dialect 杭州话
Hangzhou, a metro of 21 million people, lies on east end of Hanzhou Bay and about 100 miles SE of Shanghai
Shaoxing dialect 绍兴话
Shaoxing, lies about halfway between Hangzhou and Ningbo, is famous for its distilled rice wine brands and where theYueju opera 越剧 began
Wuxi is on the shore of Taihu, NW of Suzhou. Wuxi dialect 无锡话 is similar to Shanghai and Suzhou dialects
Wuxi and Taihu (Lake)