Believed to result from the mixing-up and assimilation of the early immigrants with Guyue minority, an ancient minority in southeast China, Yue people (also known as Guangfu Ren) mainly indicates the people resides around Pearl River Delta who speaks Cantonese.

Benefited from the Guyue heritage and nurtured by Han culture from mid-China, Yue culture grows to be a culture of splendid richness, and the influence of western culture and the once colony economy also attribute a lot to its complexity.

The Xijiang River, Beijiang basin and Pearl River Delta where Yue people dwelled are believed to be places that gestated the earliest feudalist culture of Guangdong.

After Song dynasty, Pearl River Delta had formed its budding shape in social and economic development,with Shunde, Nanhai, Zhongshan, Panyu and some other towns in the area gaining the reputation of a production base for a wide range of foodstuffs and economical crops in the time of Ming dynasty. Supported by Guangzhou, a crucial world trade hub, the exchange of agricultural byproduct and handicrafts was active, a ready market was formed.

Till late Ming dynasty, the commercialization of agricultural sector boost Pearl River Delta to become the most flourishing area with strongest sense of commerce and innovation in Guangdong.

The modern industry of Guangdong, starting from late 19 century, can also found its root in Pearl River Delta.

The economic development also brought in the cultural prosperity --- Guangzhou, as the central city of the Yue culture, has always been the political, economic and cultural hub of Guangdong and south China.

With a sense of history and uniqueness in its architecture, art, religion, drama, music, literature, painting, craftwork, catering, gardening, and custom, Yue Culture plays a predominant role among all cultural schools in Guangdong.

Editor: Wings