SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
Speaking Up: Can Social Media Save China’s Dialects?
Content in dialects is booming on social media, but is that enough to save them from extinction?
Fangyan Friday: Learn Minnanhua, a Global Chinese Dialect
The dialect of the Southern Min region is spoken by 45 million people worldwide (and makes for great pop music)
Fangyan Friday: The Northern Influence on Hangzhou’s Dialect
Learn how to speak like a Hangzhou local
Preserving Chinese Dialects One Wikipedia Entry at a Time
The amateurs trying to preserve Chinese dialects via Wikipedia
Fangyan Friday: The Tempestuous Tones of Ningbo
Proximity to the sea has influenced the dialect of this Zhejiang port city
Fangyan Friday: The Hybrid Ming Court Dialect of Kunming
'Kunminghua' is a fusion of Ming dynasty official Mandarin and multiple ethnic minority dialects in Yunnan
Fangyan Friday #14: Nankinese
For centuries, Nanjing dialect was considered standard Chinese
Fangyan Friday #13: Historic Henanese
The cradle of Chinese civilization maintains a distinctive dialect
Fangyan Friday #12: Hacking Hakka
The dialect of China’s “guest families” is a “living fossil” of ancient Chinese
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