Growing up in the Western World, nearly everyone has been exposed to Cantonese culture in some way or another. From the building of the railroads of North America to the countless Chinatowns that infiltrated their way into every major city, and yet, most people know very little of the history of the province or its people. How did this group of people go from barbarian tribal kingdoms to shaping the history of China and the world in less than 1000 years?