What are the customs in Pizhou?

There are traditional programs in Pizhou during the Spring Festival, such as lion dancing, roller boating and walking on stilts. "Laba porridge" on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, "popcorn" on the second day of February, and "willow-piercing" and "willow-inserting" by Tomb-Sweeping Day. When a daughter gets married, she shed a few tears, which is called "Jin Doudou" to repay her mother's kindness. Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are the three most solemn festivals among the people.

Pizhou dialect belongs to the Central Plains Mandarin-Xuhuai dialect. It is located in the southeast of the northern dialect area of Chinese, and all dialects in China have the basic characteristics of Mandarin dialect. For example, in the middle ages, all voiced initials were pronounced, and the correspondence between aspirated and non-aspirated was strict; Vowels have no ending.

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Pizhou enjoys an excellent geographical position and convenient transportation. The urban area is located at the golden intersection of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and the Eurasian Continental Bridge Longhai Railway, with the historic city of Xuzhou in the west, Lianyungang in the east, Qilu in the north and Jianghuai in Nantong.

Xuzhou Guanyin Airport, Lianyungang Baitabu Airport and Shandong Linyi Airport are all less than an hour's drive from Pizhou. Huolian Expressway passes through the city and is surrounded by Beijing-Shanghai, Jingfu and Xu Ning Expressway on three sides. The three major passenger stations in the new old city send more than 6,543,800 passengers per day. Pizhou Railway Station is a national secondary station, and a new railway station is being built.

Pizhou has a long history. According to historical records, during the Xia Dynasty, Xi Zhong established Pi State with Pi as its capital. Shang Tang and Wuzhou both named Yu Pi, the descendant of Xizhong, as Hou Guo. In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang, Xiapi County was established, and Han Xin was named King of Chu by Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, with Pi as the capital. In the first year of Northern Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Jingdi called Pizhou, which was the beginning of Xiapizhou.

Pizhou was established in Sui Dynasty and later changed to Xiapi County. In the Tang Dynasty, the abandoned county was restored to Pizhou and later changed to Xiapi County. Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties still called Pizhou. In the first year of the Republic of China, Feizhou moved to Pixian County. 1In July, 992, Pizhou City withdrew from the county to establish the city.

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