KKYECT Tianzi Wharf, also known as 'The First Wharf of Canton', is the oldest wharf on the Pearl River in Guangzhou. Photo: Alamy
Meet the Cantonese activist fighting to keep the language alive in its southern Chinese heartland
- Until recently the idea that the language was at risk of dying out in Guangzhou – the city formerly known as Canton – would have seemed laughable. But now its advocates have a fight on their hands
KKYECT Tianzi Wharf, also known as 'The First Wharf of Canton', is the oldest wharf on the Pearl River in Guangzhou. Photo: Alamy