The five counties in Guangdong-Xinhui, Taishan, Kaiping, Enping and Heshan--have always been the most famous embarkation points for emigrating Chinese over the past century. The Chinese people originating from these areas (including Hong Kong and Macau) exceed three million. They are distributed throughout 95 countries and areas of the world.
廣東五邑﹘﹘新會、台山、開平、恩平與鶴山五縣，一直是近百年來中國最著名的僑鄉，其海外鄉親（包括港澳）共超過三百萬人，分佈在九十五個國家、地區。