Sanyi

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Sanyi
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Detail of a 1797 map, with added highlighting on the Guangzhou area, including the Sanyi[1]
Chinese三邑
Literal meaningThree counties
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese南番順
Simplified Chinese南番顺
Literal meaningNanhai Panyu Shunde

The Sanyi, Three Counties or Nanpanshun, also known by various Cantonese romanizations such as Sam Yup and Nam Pun Shun, refers to the three former counties of Nanhai, Panyu and Shunde surrounding Guangzhou and Foshan.

Geography[]

The former counties and the corresponding modern districts are

Nanhai
Modern Nanhai and Chancheng in Foshan and a small part of Liwan in Guangzhou
Panyu
Modern Panyu, Yuexiu, large part of Liwan, Haizhu, Huangpu, Baiyun and large part of Nansha, all in Guangzhou
Shunde
Modern Shunde, Foshan

Dialects[]

The area gave rise to the Yuehai dialects, the most prominent of which is Cantonese (Guangzhou/Guangfu dialect). Standard Cantonese is based on the Yuehai dialects belongs to the Yue branch of Chinese, Cantonese speakers easily understand throughout Chinese part of Lingnan area.

Emigration[]

See also: Chinese emigration

Many of the Chinese immigrants to the United States in the late 19th century came from this part of the Pearl River Delta, together with the coastal region of Siyi to the southwest.[2][3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jing ban tian wen quan tu, by Ma Junliang, 1797. (Library of Congress)
  2. ^ Lai, Him Mark (2004). "The Sanyi (Sam Yup) community in America". On Becoming Chinese American: A History of Communities and Institutions. Rowman Altamira. pp. 77–142. ISBN 978-0-759-10458-7.
  3. ^ Tan, Chee-Beng, ed. (2007). Chinese Transnational Networks. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-39583-0.
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