In ancient times, the Yangtze River was the natural dividing line, and Zhenjiang also belonged to the Wuyu area. Modern Zhenjiang dialect is very different from the neighboring Danyang, but not very different from Yangzhou. The reasons for the change of Zhenjiang dialect attributes are politics, economy, physical geography and transportation.
Wu dialect also permeates Zhenjiang dialect, mainly in vocabulary. The general trend of Zhenjiang dialect development is to move closer to Putonghua, and new words quickly replace old words in large numbers. From the phonetic point of view, some ancient sound remnants are disappearing further and gradually transitioning to Mandarin.
For example, the vowel of "Zu, Hoe" is pronounced O old, and the initial of "Jie, Che and Xie" was pronounced Z, C and S before, and now it is pronounced J, Q and X; The first letter of "Zhan, Shan" used to read J and X, but today I read Z and S more.
Food culture:
Zhenjiang cuisine is known as "three fish and three monsters". "Three Fish" means "Three Fresh Yangtze" shad, swordfish and puffer fish; The "three eccentrics" are meat dishes, balsamic vinegar and pot cover noodles. The "Three Monsters in Zhenjiang" is the most famous. "The balsamic vinegar is not bad. Meat is not a dish. It is cooked in a noodle pot."
The royal menu "Gan Long Imperial Banquet" is a high-class special dish in Zhenjiang, which has a unique style. The famous snack in Zhenjiang, crab yellow glutinous rice balls, is thin in skin, thick in soup, full of stuffing and delicious.
Extended data:
1953 Zhenjiang city was changed to Zhenjiang area of Jiangsu province, Changzhou area was abolished, and the original three counties of Wujin, Liyang and Jintan were placed under the jurisdiction of Zhenjiang area. Zhenjiang Special Zone has jurisdiction over Zhenjiang, Dantu, Yangzhong, Danyang, Jiangning, Jurong, Lishui, Wujin, Liyang, Jintan, Gaochun, etc. 1 1 cities and counties, and is specially responsible for Zhenjiang.
1956, Wujin county was placed in Suzhou district, and Yixing county, which was originally in Suzhou district, was placed in Zhenjiang district. Yangzhong County was placed in Yangzhou area and then transferred back to Zhenjiang area. The three counties of Yizheng, Liuhe and Jiangpu, which originally belonged to Yangzhou area, were included in Zhenjiang area and then included in Yangzhou area. Zhenjiang area governs 10 counties.
1In August, 958, Zhenjiang area was renamed Changzhou area, and the organization was moved from Zhenjiang to Changzhou. Changzhou and Zhenjiang, which were directly under the provincial government, were placed under the leadership of Changzhou institutions. Jiangning county is under the leadership of Nanjing city. Dantu County was revoked and merged into Zhenjiang City.
Wujin county, which originally belonged to Suzhou area, was included in Changzhou area. Jurisdiction over 2 cities and 9 counties. 1959 In September, Changzhou District was renamed Zhenjiang District, and the organization was moved from Changzhou City to Zhenjiang City. Jurisdiction over Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wujin, Yangzhong, Danyang, Jintan, Liyang, Yixing, Gaochun, Lishui and Jurong.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhenjiang (a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province)