Guangdong is actually a small three countries, with Guangfu in the west, Chaoshan in the east and Hakka in the middle. When I was a child, I heard from my mother that there was a friction between Hakka and Chaoshan, but it ended later (later, Hakka and Guangfu were in full swing, and it was not known whether there was any danger for Chaoshan people from the west). Later, Chaoshan became bigger and stronger, went into business, and overseas Chinese were all over the world, while Guangfu had an official status, and the situation of Hakka people became more and more unfavorable.
The characteristics of Hakka dialect itself indicate that the dialect was not formed earlier than the Song Dynasty. The name Hakka and the area where they live also show that they arrived in the south relatively recently, which has nothing to do with the Yongjia Rebellion. In terms of relationship, other southern dialects can also talk about the history before the Tang Dynasty, but Hakka really can't. I think it is mainly the language environment.
Before, the city was undeveloped, and in a relatively closed language environment, it was not a problem to use Hakka as the mainstream trade language. However, the industrious characteristics of Hakka people are doomed to the rapid development of Hakka gathering places, and development means openness. When other languages are more common, the adaptability of Hakkas is reflected in not excluding foreign languages.
Ganzhou still has a long way to go, and it is definitely not rich. We Hakkas have never lacked the quality of hard-working and down-to-earth, and the courage to set sail. Hakkas have always been pioneers in difficult environments. As long as we Hakka people in Gannan, no matter where we are, can work hard for our own lives and care about our homeland, Ganzhou will naturally become rich and strong, and our hometown will become better and better.
Look more at Guangfu in the south, we are still far from each other. Needless to say, the influence of Guangfu culture and Hakka culture in culture is far from each other. From the perspective of Hakka culture, Guangdong Hakka cultural circle is prosperous and fruitful, while Gannan Hakka is unknown. Catch up, standing in the mountainous and watery south of Jiangxi, you should see farther.
I am a Hakka in northern Guangdong. I have been in Guangzhou almost every year since 2008. It seems that people who speak Cantonese here will have a sense of superiority, while Hakkas will feel inferior because of Hakka. Even when two Hakkas meet and know that the other is a Hakka, they are still speaking Mandarin. How inferior they are to their own language!
That Lin Qiu, a native of our hometown, was in a county. At that time, he came to the county to perform as the finale. However, my classmates dragged me away before he finished singing a song. It was so boring to say that it was vulgar, and everyone present was almost half gone. Many people have forgotten how to speak Hakka, and even many people hate Hakka and deliberately don't educate their next generation to speak Hakka. How sad! I see that Hakka dialect is gradually declining, and as a Hakka, I feel deeply saddened.
When people talk about Puning City, the first thing they think of is that Chaoshan people all speak Chaoshan dialect, and then correct themselves as Hakkas. Most people say that they have never heard of Hakkas in Puning, so they have to explain. Puning is divided into Hakka Chaoshan people, mainly in these two languages. At least there are hundreds of thousands of Hakkas in Puning. Sometimes I feel tired, like being forgotten by society. Now I can't speak Hakka unless I meet a fellow villager, otherwise I speak Mandarin.