Back दक्खिन चीन Bihari Südchina German Suda Ĉinio Esperanto China meridional Spanish جنوب چین Persian Chine du Sud French Tiongkok Selatan ID 華南 Japanese South China KNC 화난 Korean
Medium Red: South China according to the 1945–1949 definition
Light Red: Southern China (a much broader area)
South China (pinyin: Huá'nán; Jyutping: jyut6 naam4) is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is that most of its citizens are not native speakers of Standard Chinese. Cantonese is the most common language in the region while the Hong Kong region contains the largest concentration of China's ethnic minorities.