Bihou

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Bihou
庇厚
Beihou, Peihou
Natural Village
Bihou Streetscape
Bihou Streetscape
Coordinates: Coordinates: 22°14′56″N 112°45′47″E / 22.2489234°N 112.7630542°E / 22.2489234; 112.7630542
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level CityJiangmen
County-level CityTaishan
SubdistrictTaicheng Subdistrict
Hexin Residential Community

Bihou (Chinese: 庇厚), or Bei Hou or Pei Hou,[citation needed] is a village located in Hexin Residential Community in Taicheng Subdistrict, Taishan City, in Guangdong Province, southern China.[1] The village is located at latitude 22.2489234°N and longitude 112.7630542°E, 11 meters above sea level, off of Guishui Road (桂水路).[2]

Rice, fish, bananas, pawpaw and pig feed are grown around the village.[citation needed]

History[]

Japanese Bullet Hole

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.[3]

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.[4] Bullet holes are still visible in the fabric of the now-defunct village clan school, and through one of the neighboring palm trees.

Education[]

Fish Pond

The children of Bihou and a dozen other villages attend the Chengxi Kaizhi Primary School (城西开智小学).[5]

Culture[]

Guardian Altar

The village hosts the Bihou Village Cultural Building (庇厚村文化楼), located approximately 200 meters off of Guishui Road.[6] It was opened some years ago,[when?] and was reported in the local media when it was opened.[citation needed] It is now in a dilapidated state.[citation needed]

The villages hosts a celebration for the Double Ninth Festival, which includes a parade, song, and dance.[7] As part of the festival, which is largely meant to celebrate the elderly, 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.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "(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.
  2. ^ "Bi Hou - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  3. ^ Tan Genealogy: Heritage and Lineage by Henry Tom, privately published, Frederick (MD) 2009.
  4. ^ Taishan Timeline History
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ “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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
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