Hoklo
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Famous Hoklo:
Tan Goan-kong Baosheng Dadi Su Song Mazu
Yu Dayou Zheng Chenggong Lin Yutang Tan Kah Kee .
Tan Goan-kong Baosheng Dadi Su Song Mazu
Yu Dayou Zheng Chenggong Lin Yutang Tan Kah Kee .
Hoklo ( Hok-ló ), also: Holo ( Hō-ló ) denotes Chinese whose mother tongue is Hokkien , a dialect of Min Nan (Southern Min Chinese), which comes from the south of Fujian Province . The majority of Taiwanese are Hoklo; their mother tongue is called Taiwanese .
In a broader sense, "Hoklo" also refers to Chinese people who speak other Min-Nan dialects. They live mainly in Fujian , Guangdong, as well as on the islands of Hainan and Taiwan .
Ethnic group in Taiwan
Hoklo represent the largest group of Taiwanese with 70% of the population . The other large group are the Hakka with 14% of the population. Both groups are descendants of waves of immigration from the mainland in the 17th century ( Benshengren ).