Chaozhou dialect is the mother tongue of Chaoshan people and one of the remains of ancient Chinese in China. It can be traced back to the pre-Qin period before the Tang Dynasty, and it is also one of the oldest official languages in China. Chaozhou dialect retains many elements of ancient Chinese. The word "Chaozhou dialect" has existed since ancient times and has been widely recognized by chaozhou people at home and abroad.
Chaozhou dialect is distributed in Chaoshan area (Chaozhou, Jieyang, Shantou and Shanwei) along the eastern coast of Guangdong Province, Fengshun County of Meizhou City, and is the main gathering place of overseas hipsters in Southeast Asia, Western Europe and Australia. More than 25 million people at home and abroad speak Chaozhou dialect.
According to relevant historical records, Chaozhou dialect originated in Qin and Han Dynasties, formed in Tang and Song Dynasties, and formed its own independent language system in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. Chaozhou dialect has its own dictionary, Chaozhou dialect dictionary and monographs in other local languages, such as Fifteen Tones of Chaozhou Dialect. A complete text reading system of Chaozhou dialect has been gradually integrated with modern Chinese.