▁as ▁" Pe ople ▁of ▁Tang " ▁( , ▁). ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁sin ic ization ▁and ▁rapid ▁development ▁of ▁Gu ang d ong ▁during ▁the ▁Tang ▁period ▁would ▁lead ▁the ▁C anton ese ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁themselves ▁as ▁T ong - yan ▁() ▁in ▁C anton ese , ▁while ▁China ▁is ▁called ▁T ong - sa an ▁( ; ▁). ▁ ▁Ch in at own s ▁world wide , ▁often ▁domin ated ▁by ▁Southern ▁Chinese , ▁also ▁became ▁referred ▁to ▁Tang ▁people ' s ▁Street ▁( , ▁C anton ese : T ong - yan - ga ai ; ▁). ▁ ▁The ▁C anton ese ▁term ▁T ongs an ▁( T ang ▁mountain ) ▁is ▁recorded ▁in ▁Old ▁Mal ay ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁terms ▁for ▁China , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁S ansk rit - der ived ▁C ina . ▁It ▁is ▁still ▁used ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁today , ▁usually ▁in ▁a ▁der og atory ▁sense . ▁ ▁Among ▁Taiwan ese , ▁Tang ▁mountain ▁( Min - N an : ▁T n ̂ g - so a ⁿ ) ▁has ▁been ▁used , ▁for ▁example , ▁in ▁the ▁saying , ▁" has ▁Tang sh an ▁father , ▁no ▁Tang sh an ▁mother " ▁( ; ▁). ▁This ▁refers ▁how ▁the ▁Han ▁people ▁crossing ▁the ▁Taiwan ▁Stra it ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries ▁were ▁mostly ▁men , ▁and ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁off spring ▁would ▁be ▁through ▁inter mar riage ▁with ▁Taiwan ese ▁ab