Context: Xiamen dialect, sometimes known as Amoy, is the main dialect spoken in the Chinese city of Xiamen and its surrounding regions of Tong'an and Xiang'an, both of which are now included in the Greater Xiamen area. This dialect developed in the late Ming dynasty when Xiamen was increasingly taking over Quanzhou's position as the main port of trade in southeastern China. Quanzhou traders began travelling southwards to Xiamen to carry on their businesses while Zhangzhou peasants began traveling northwards to Xiamen in search of job opportunities. It is at this time when a need for a common language arose. The Quanzhou and Zhangzhou varieties are similar in many ways (as can be seen from the common place of Henan Luoyang where they originated), but due to differences in accents, communication can be a problem. Quanzhou businessmen considered their speech to be the prestige accent and considered Zhangzhou's to be a village dialect. Over the centuries, dialect leveling occurred and the two speeches mixed to produce the Amoy dialect.

Question: What is another name for Xiamen dialect?
Answer: Amoy

Question: What is the main dialect spoken in Xiamen?
Answer: Xiamen dialect

Question: During what dynasty did the Xiamen dialect develope?
Answer: late Ming dynasty

Question: What city took over Quanzhou's position as the main port of trade in SE China?
Answer: Xiamen

Question: Why did peasants from Zhangzhou travel north to Xiamen?
Answer: in search of job opportunities

Question: During what dynasty did the Xiemen dialect disapear?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is the main dialect spoken in Xiang'an and the surrouncing areas of Tong'an and Xiamen?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What area now includes Tong'an and Xiang'an?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: When was Quanzhou taking over Xiamen's position as the main port of trade?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who was traveling south in search of jobs?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is another name for the Tong'an dialect?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What dialect developed in the Quanzhou dynasty?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What did Henan Luoyang  consider the better accent to be?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What happened over time to produce the Henan dialect?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Why did Zhangzhou peasants travel southwards?
Answer: Unanswerable