Many Chinese in mainland China can speak Putonghua (probably just another name for Mandarin). Each place has its own dialect. The adoption of mandarin as a "uni

Many Chinese in mainland China can speak Putonghua (probably just another name for Mandarin). Each place has its own dialect. The adoption of mandarin as a "unified dialect" should be the result of central government's policy. Some regions of China still keep their dialects as daily spoken languages. I did not read the article. Just provide some basic info here.