五邑地区(新会、台山、开平、恩平、鹤山)是我国著名重点侨乡,由于这五个县(现都已升格为县级市)地理接壤,语言相通(五邑话),生活、信仰和婚娶等习俗均大同小异,有着深厚而特殊的“乡里”(老乡)感情;同时这五个县的乡民出洋最早、人数最多,同具鲜明的侨乡特色,五邑侨乡名不虚传 The five prefectures (Xinhui, Taishan, Kaiping, Enping and Heshan) are well-known hometown of overseas Chinese. As the five counties (now upgraded to county-level cities) are geographically bordered by the same language (Wuyi dialect) and living , Beliefs and marriage and other customs are similar, with deep and special “hometown” (fellow) feelings; the same time, the five counties of villagers go abroad earliest, the largest number, with the distinctive features of Qiaoxiang, Wuyi hometown deserved reputation