Bihou
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Bihou
庇厚 Peihou | |
|---|---|
Natural Village | |
 Bihou Streetscape | |
  Bihou | |
| Coordinates: 22°14′56″N 112°45′47″E / 22.2489234°N 112.7630542°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level City | Jiangmen |
| County-level City | Taishan |
| Subdistrict | Taicheng Subdistrict |
| Residential Community | Hexin Residential Community |
Bihou (Chinese: 庇厚; pinyin: Bìhòu; Jyutping: bei3hau5) or Pei Hou,[1] is a natural village located in Hexin Residential Community (Chinese: 合新社区; pinyin: Héxīn Shèqū) in Taicheng Subdistrict, Taishan, in Guangdong province, southern China.[2] The village is located at latitude 22.2489234°N and longitude 112.7630542°E, 11 metres (36 ft) above sea level, off Guishui Road (桂水路).[3]
Rice, fish, bananas, pawpaw and pig feed are grown around the village.[citation needed]
History[edit]
Bihou was founded in the 18th century by Tan Gong Chang (譚公昌), one of the many descendants of the viscounts of the feudal State of Tan (1046BC-684BC) in present-day Shandong Province.[4]
All of its inhabitants are still of one patrilineage with the clan name of Tan (譚), and have family in Taicheng and Yangjiang.[citation needed] Expatriate family members have settled in Australia and the United States.[citation needed]
On March 3, 1941, Japanese troops attacked the village as part of the assault on the neighboring Taicheng Township.[5] Bullet holes are still visible in the fabric of the now-defunct village clan school, and through one of the neighboring palm trees.
Education[edit]
The children of Bihou and a dozen other villages attend the Chengxi Kaizhi Primary School (城西开智小学).[6]
Culture[edit]
The village hosts the Bihou Village Cultural Building (庇厚村文化楼), which was opened some years ago, when it was reported in the local media.[7]
The village hosted a celebration of the Double Ninth Festival, which included a parade, song, and dance,[8] and was largely meant to celebrate the elderly. As part of the festival, the village's married women donned qipaos, performed a lion dance, and partook in a number of other traditions for an audience of the village elders.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Kwangtung 1:50,000 [cartographic material] by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington (D.C.) 1960.
- ^ "(Tai Cheng Zhen He Xin She Qu Bi Hou Cun , Guang Dong Sheng Jiang Men Shi Tai Shan Shi ) :529200" 广东省江门市台山市台城镇合新社区庇厚村. 新版邮编库 (in English and Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ^ "Bi Hou - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ^ Tan Genealogy: Heritage and Lineage by Henry Tom, privately published, Frederick (MD) 2009.
- ^ Taishan Timeline History
- ^ 2018年台城地区小学一年级招生通告. fang.com (in Chinese). Fang Holdings Limited. 2018-04-25. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ^ “庇厚村文化楼”的全部点评 - 台山市休闲娱乐 (in Chinese). Meituan-Dianping. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ^ 2018年台山庇厚村重阳节. v.qq.com (in Chinese). Tencent. 2019-10-10. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ^ 重阳节敬老 弘扬优良传统. 台山广播电视台 [Taishan Broadcast TV] (in Chinese). 2018-10-17. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-07-18.