It can be said that, to be precise, it is the two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao that have pushed the culture of Cantonese songs and Cantonese movies to the north and south of the mainland. Although Guangdong has Guangzhou, a cultural center city in Guangzhou, after all, in In the Mainland, it is difficult to develop Cantonese culture on a large scale. Before the 1970s, Cantonese songs in Hong Kong were not popular. It was not until the 1970s and 1980s that two music giants, Xu Guanjie and Luo Wen, vigorously promoted Cantonese songs and entered the pop music scene. Above all, it was at this time that the Hong Kong Cantonese music scene began to gain momentum. The 1980s and 1990s can be said to be the peak period of Cantonese songs and movies.

I believe everyone knows that some of the songs that many people listen to nowadays are Cantonese songs. Although the Cantonese lyrics are difficult for many northerners to understand, the rhythm of the songs and the unique pronunciation of Cantonese make people feel very is attractive, so when it comes to Cantonese songs and Cantonese culture, it still has a certain influence across the country. And why Cantonese is so widely spread? In fact, it is not because of Guangdong, but because of Hong Kong and Macao. Especially in Hong Kong, because Hong Kong Cantonese songs began to enter a period of development in the 1970s and 1980s, people in many places began to be exposed to Cantonese songs at that time.

Many people may think that Cantonese is just a dialect. This was indeed the case before the 1970s, but there was no impact of Mandarin at that time, so there are still many people using Cantonese, including in Hong Kong and Guangzhou. At this time in Hong Kong, although there was local pop music, the main Cantonese songs were mainly Cantonese tunes, and pop music was still dominated by Mandarin songs and English songs. Mandarin songs were basically represented by Teresa Teng, but after the 1970s, Xu Guanjie and Luo Wen, the two originators of Cantonese songs, slowly pushed Cantonese songs to the top of the pop music world. Soon the influence of Cantonese songs developed in the Pearl River Delta region.

In the mid-1980s, Cantonese culture reached its peak. At that time, the Cantonese music scene mainly included Alan Tam, Leslie Cheung, Chen Baiqiang, Anita Mui, Priscilla Chan and other powerful singers, especially Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung. At that time, a situation of Tan and Zhang competing for hegemony was formed, which can be said to have pushed the Hong Kong music scene to its climax. By the end of the 1980s, after Tan and Zhang retired from the music scene respectively, the four kings took over the Hong Kong music scene. At that time, the mainland entertainment industry also began to slowly After absorbing Hong Kong's Cantonese singing culture, many people liked to imitate the hairstyles and styles of the Four Heavenly Kings. Therefore, Cantonese singing was the most popular period in the Mainland at that time.

Now, although Cantonese songs have slowly begun to become less popular, because there are fewer and fewer powerful singers in Hong Kong, and there are more and more domestic musicians, including movies, they are not as popular as before. I have a feeling for Hong Kong movies, but people who like to listen to old Cantonese songs still like it. After all, classic works will never go out of style. People in the Pearl River Delta area now like to listen to Cantonese songs, but they can’t mention Mandarin songs. Interest comes, and now because Guangzhou is promoting Mandarin, many children don’t like to speak Cantonese. However, in Hong Kong and Macau Cantonese is still the local official language, so the local Cantonese will not disappear, but other domestic dialects will. Increased protective measures.