The move appears to put threatened Chinese regional dialects such as Cantonese and ... China’s Cabinet, said use of Mandarin, known in Chinese as “putonghua” or the “common tongue, ...

A little South African girl showed how she spoke in one of China's popular dialects. Online community members were impressed with her communication skills.

Instead, stand-up comedians have turned to the country’s diverse and rich cultural resources, particularly dialect humour, to develop their jokes. Against this backdrop, Dongbeihua, or Northeastern ...

“My neighbours and friends are mostly Chinese and they are the ones who taught me how to speak the dialects. With years of practice, I was able to master Mandarin and Hokkien, which are the two ...