Chaoshan

Chaoshan or Teoswa (; Teochew peng'im: or ) is a cultural-linguistic region in the east of Guangdong, China. It is the origin of the Teochew Min language. The region, also known as Chiushan in Cantonese, consists of the cities Chaozhou, Jieyang and Shantou. It differs linguistically from the rest of Guangdong province, which was historically dominated by Yue, Hakka, Haklau and Leizhou Min speakers.

Since the beginning of "the promotion of Standard Chinese" in China in late 1990s, some children cannot speak their native languages or dialects. Although many Teoswa scholars made an effort to keep the language, Mandarin has slowly become the dominant language in the region.