The younger generation of Mapo Chinese mostly communicate in Chinese, while the older generation use their own dialects. Most of them use Fujian dialect.
Malays and Indians use their own languages, Malay and Tamil, and a few people use English.
Most Chinese in Mapu believe in Buddhism or Taoism, but there are fewer Christians and Catholics. Malays believe in Islam, while Indians believe in Hinduism or Christianity.
Mapo, also known as the Cultural City, has many cultural and educational institutions and many ancestral temples. Among them are Fujian Guild Hall, Yongchun Guild Hall, Chaozhou Guild Hall and Guangdong Guild Hall. Mapo Guan Sheng Palace Lion Dance Company has won 15 consecutive world championships and is called the king of the lion, while Mapo Ye Ye Street Xiaolong Team and Chinese Wushu Association Dragon Dance Team are also famous in China, and are called the king of the dragon king.
Obviously, there has been a great breakthrough in culture.
Most Mapo people are from Yongchun, Fujian, and Min dialect is the main dialect. Mapo has many local operas, such as Fujian Opera. At that time, Xin Ming Stage was famous. In Qizhitang, there were some pro-China Kuomintang members in the early years. At that time, Mapo also had a Youth League of the Three People's Principles, and the information can be found in the activity publications of its community. Mapo's Six Gentlemen also contributed a lot to literature. Amateur Confucian Music Club is a Han opera, Nanting Music Club is a Chao opera, and Chayang Drama Club is a Beijing opera. Li Bingren is a famous poet of Mapo Zhou Nan Poetry Club, which is mainly composed of ancient poems. In terms of art, there are also famous calligraphers or painters in Ma Po, such as Chen, Chen Peiren and Chen. Painters include Chen Peiren and Liu Kang.