Characteristics of modern Zhongxiang dialect;
1.Since 1980s, Mandarin has infiltrated into Zhongxiang dialect, and the difference between Zhongxiang dialect and Mandarin is gradually narrowing. During the period of 1936, China linguist Zhao Yuanren conducted an investigation in Zhongxiang, Hubei. At that time, "beating, stealing, shaking, stretching, criticizing, riding, erecting, pinching, blinding, cutting, descending, drowning, losing, and eating" were all local pronunciations of Zhongxiang. In the late 1980s, linguists visited Zhong Xiang again and found that the pronunciation of the above words was close to that of Mandarin. The pronunciation of many words has changed from dialect to Mandarin.
2. Zhongxiang dialect is not as sweet, bright, crisp, euphemistic and cordial as Beijing dialect, nor as delicate, delicate and full of teeth as Shanghai dialect. Although the accent is very similar to Sichuan dialect, it is not as cadence as Sichuan dialect. Zhongxiang dialect is very simple, with a flat tone and little ups and downs.
3. There are two unique and important auxiliary words "da" and "ba" in Zhongxiang dialect. The role of "big" is like "le" in Mandarin, indicating the perfect tense; "Ba" is not only equivalent to "Ma" in Mandarin in interrogative sentences, but also usually used in declarative sentences, such as "I know the news of my hometown very well, and I often go to Zhongxiang's window."
4. Zhong Xiang dialect does not contain children's voices. Besides the immigrants from Chaihu, such as Beijing dialect "Today", Zhong Xiang's voice "A few drops", Beijing dialect "What child" Zhong Xiang's voice "Mo Di", Beijing dialect "Tomorrow" Zhong Xiang's voice "Mo Di" and Beijing dialect "Here" Zhong Xiang's voice (Zaha).
There is an interesting trill /r/ in Zhongxiang dialect, which mostly comes from the suffix "Zi". Such as sheep, buns, chairs, cars, old people and so on. Words that almost end in zi are vibrato in Zhongxiang dialect. The frequent occurrence of vibrato in Russian is a headache for many learners, but it is not difficult at all for Zhong Xiang's students.
6. Zhongxiang dialect generally does not distinguish between flat and rolled tongue sounds, including n and l, z and zh, c and ch, s and sh. This feature will encounter some obstacles when learning Japanese. In addition, there are no vowels in Zhongxiang dialect corresponding to eng, ing, ong and long in Mandarin. Good drama
Liangshan Opera is the product of the confluence of Liang Shantiao in liangping county, Sichuan, local Jianghan folk songs and local Huaguzi, which are collectively called "two operas" and commonly known as "Huaguzi". Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, good dramas were widely circulated in rural market towns in our city and around Suixian, Yicheng, Jingmen and Jingshan. His traditional plays include Bucan, Standing on the Flower Wall, Pumping Water from the Blue Bridge, Fasting in Lv Mengzheng, Persuading Sister-in-law, Noisy Night, Zhao Dancing Maid, Visiting Friends, Zhu Qie Gan and so on. Omhu and Sanxian are the main accompaniment instruments, supplemented by percussion instruments. Its singing is euphemistic and clear.
Zhong Xiang Gao Qiang
Zhong Xiang's sonorous voice, also called Man Zi Opera, is the "Chun Xue" in China's ancient operas. Because of its high and low music, it is also known as the Qing Palace Opera. Zhong Xiang's high-strength artists set up a monument for him and regarded Song Yu as the founder of high strength. Those who enter the class are generally talented people, and they must worship Song Yu's memorial tablet first. High notes can be sung on stage in disguise or without makeup. The accompaniment of musical instruments is mainly flute and flute, supplemented by playing music and percussion, and the huqin is not used alone, similar to Kunqu opera. The main tracks are Shu Hui, Potted Plants, Visiting Music, Picking Robes, Taking off Boots, Rong Gui, Running at Night, Greeting, Tinkling, Thinking of Fans, etc. His lyrics are elegant and profound, with fixed epigrams. 1962 was collected, sorted and compiled by Yi Youzhuang, director of the Music Research Office of Wuhan Chu Troupe. Since then, one of the important tunes of Chu Opera, "Hubei Gaoqiang", came into being.
Brother Chu
Zhongxiang has been the hometown of singing and dancing since ancient times. Famous songs such as Songs of the South, Li Xia, Ba People, Yangchun and Snow White all originated in Ying. Under the guidance of Qu Yuan and Song Yu, Mo Chounv, a Chu song and dance artist, incorporated the widowed song "Chun Xue" into the song and sang it, which pushed the Chu song and dance art to a peak and spread it among the people. During the Liu and Song Dynasties after the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Shicheng Music, Mochow Music, Yang Chunqu and Bai Xuege appeared and reached their peak. Up to now, there are more than 60 kinds of folk songs circulating in Zhongxiang, including Quzi, Tian Ge, folk songs, minor, lantern songs, children's songs and folk songs. Among them, Younger is the most distinctive.
Stone carving art
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zhong Xiang's stone carving art was famous far and wide, with the "Shaosimafang" in the Ming Dynasty as the representative work. This workshop was built in the ninth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (158 1), and the assistant minister of the left Ministry of War once invested here. Celadon stone imitation wood structure, 6 columns and 3 doors, 1 1 m high, 9.9 m wide, three-story retractable imitation hall, with a single eaves resting on the top of the mountain. Full-body relief, prismatic hollow decoration. Both sides of the square are covered with relief stone carvings from top to bottom, such as Peony, Phoenix, Dragon Play Pearl, Songhe Wangyuan, Qi Lin and Carp yue longmen. The composition is symmetrical and full, the knife technique is meticulous, vigorous and smooth, and the lines are full of changes and dynamics, which sets off a grand, solemn, gorgeous and brilliant imperial style and has a strong Ming Dynasty style. Its artistic forms are widely used in buildings such as houses, temples and gardens. In addition to stone carving, there are also wood carvings and clay sculptures, which are also quite famous and called "Three Carvings of Zhongxiang". In the new century, Zhongxiang jade carving industry has developed by leaps and bounds, which not only gives full play to its own characteristics, but also absorbs various local characteristics. Among them, the marble carving products of the inn are well-known at home and abroad for their warm texture, crystal color, exquisite craftsmanship and wide functions. prescribe a diet
The main dietary raw material of Zhongxiang people is rice, followed by wheat and rice. In terms of diet varieties, rice is the main food, and others include porridge, noodles, Baba and distiller's grains. There is also Zhongxiang's unique food in summer: rice tea.
Zhongxiang has many local specialties. Agaricus bisporus, steamed pork, pork liver, sausage, egg dumplings, dumplings, etc. Before the 1990s, these dishes were usually only eaten on major festivals, such as Spring Festival or wedding birthdays. After entering the 20th century, with the improvement of people's living standards, some professional workshops and manufacturers appeared. Some of these dishes are easy to buy in the market, and people can also eat delicious food on ordinary days.
Wedding birthday
The traditional marriage procedure of Zhongxiang people generally includes several steps, such as watching people, answering questions, checking people, recognizing relatives, choosing eight characters, recognizing relatives and so on.
In Zhongxiang, people's birthdays are generally called "longevity". On the afternoon before the birthday, relatives and friends will come to congratulate, have dinner at the host's house, eat longevity noodles the next morning, invite a dinner at noon, and then the guests will leave. Life is generally more than one year old, an integer, such as twenty or thirty. Older people over 60 and 70 have more grand birthdays, and most of them are arranged by the younger generation. Relatives and friends congratulate, send birthday couplets, birthday plaques or other gifts, and the younger generation also pays New Year greetings to the birthday girl.
Etiquette and human feelings
In Zhongxiang, people call their father their father and their mother their mother. In the older generation, some people call their father Da and their mother Queen. Parents who call dad, dad and mother-in-law; Grandpa, grandma, grandpa's wife called dad; Call father's brothers uncles, uncles, second dads, third dads, fourth uncles, etc. And call his wife aunt, little nun, third mother, etc. Call dad's sister aunt, aunt; Call her husband, uncle and aunt. Call mother's parents father, grandfather, mother-in-law and grandmother; Call mother's brother and his wife uncle and aunt; Call mother's sister and wife menstruation and aunt.
In the past, Zhongxiang people invited guests to hold banquets, and they were very particular about seats and seating arrangements. Generally, the seat facing south is called the "upper edge". If the door of the house does not face south, take the door as the orientation sign, and take the person with his back against the cabinet facing the door as the upper edge. The left and right are accompanying seats, and the opposite is the lower edge. The wood grain of the table seam should be left and right, not facing the upper edge. If more than two seats are arranged at the same time, the main hall is the chief and the host and guest are seated. The lobby is the second seat, where ordinary guests sit. The identity, qualifications and age of the accompanying guests should be equivalent to those of the guests. At the banquet, if someone doesn't drink, or finishes the wine first, before eating rice, he must say to the guests who are still drinking, "Take your time and I'll eat with them." The first guest who has finished eating should say to the other guests present, "Slow down, girls, my weight is behind." The host will immediately pass cigarettes and pour tea to the finished guests. After entering the new century, these customs still exist in rural areas, but they are far less strict than those in the old society. Cities pay less attention to round tables because they use them more. Liu Jiao Railway passes through Ji Hu, Phosphate Mine and Shuanghe Town in the northwest of Zhongxiang, with a total length of 44 kilometers. There are 4 freight train stations in Wang Ji, Ji Hu, Banzhu and Shuanghe, and 6 special lines with a total length of 39 kilometers.
Changjing Railway, with a total length of 67 kilometers in Zhongxiang, passes through five towns and villages, and has opened passenger trains in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Yichang, Jingmen and Xiangyang. Tom of the Ming Dynasty
The Ming tomb is the burial tomb of Zhu Youjue, the founder of Ming Dynasty, and Jiang, the Empress Dowager Cixi. It was built in 15 19 years and has a history of nearly 500 years. 1988, Xianling was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council. At the end of 2000, Xianling successfully declared the world cultural heritage, and was included in the United Nations World Heritage List, becoming the common wealth of people all over the world.
Huangxiandong
Huangxian Cave is a unique landscape with the largest number of caves in the world. It is a karst landform area. There are dozens of branches, large and small, connected in the cave. There is a hole in the cave, and there are five halls in the cave. The largest one is more than 30,000 square meters, with a height of 128 meters, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people. The height difference of the main hall is as high as 100 meters, forming a unique cave mountain.
mochou lake
Mochou Lake Scenic Area is a combination of landscape resources and human resources. The scenery here gave birth to a generation of beautiful women and Mo Chounv, a great song and dance artist of Chu State. Under the guidance of Qu Yuan and Song Yu, Mo Chounv, a great master of songs and dances in Chu Ci, performed Yangchun and Snow White perfectly and sang them into songs, which pushed the art of songs and dances in Chu Ci to the peak. Shili Gallery is one of the most pleasing places in Mochou Lake Scenic Area. It gradually widens from narrow to wide, trumpet-shaped, and turns from nine to many lakes.
Pengdun country world
Pengdun Country World is located in Pengdun Village, Shipai Town, with an area of 10.5 square kilometers. It is a leisure and sightseeing rural tourist scenic spot characterized by agricultural industrialization and new rural construction. The main tourism resources that have been formed are village appearance, farmer community, farmer park, six bases of agricultural industry and Pengdun ancient town.
Dakou National Forest Park
Dakou National Forest Park is a part of Dahongshan Scenic Area, a national key scenic spot. Named after the mountain spring of "big mouth and small mouth, clear spring gushing", it is the first national forest park in Jianghan Plain. Here the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and the ancient roads are deep. Yuntaiguan, the highest peak, is located at the top of Liaojue Mountain. Liumenkou Waterfall has a drop of 80 meters, which is divided into four levels. There are springs in Wulong Cave, which are deep and unpredictable, and there are rare dense bamboo forests.