After the reform and opening up, the market economy developed, culture became diversified, and the environment for religious beliefs was relaxed. The original folk customs, ideals, beliefs, and religious beliefs were impacted, and new ideas, new culture, and new fashions were formed.

Etiquette and customs introduced from other places blend with the original ideas, culture, and fashions and continue to flourish.

People's clothing, food, housing and transportation, birth and old age weddings and funerals, festivals and festivals, social etiquette and customs, production and living customs, bad rules and bad habits, etc., have been severely impacted, and they are also closely related to new ideas, new culture, and new fashions.

When people encounter corresponding events, they often practice old rituals and follow old customs, while also practicing new rules and creating new fashions.

Wuchuan has a long history and a long-standing culture.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the county party committee and the county government attached great importance to cultural activities, forming a diversified cultural development pattern such as literary and art tutoring, book reading, cable broadcasting, Cantonese opera performances, and folklore parades.

After the reform and opening up, mass cultural activities became more colorful, forming a creative upsurge in art, calligraphy, photography, poetry, literature, folk literature, etc., and created a large number of literary and artistic works, which were published and exhibited at the provincial level and above.

Folk art is innovated, and the traditional clay sculpture exhibition is not only exhibited at Meijiantou, but also on Jiefang Road, Yanjiang Road, Haigang Avenue, and Jiangxin Island.

Every year on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month, tens of thousands of people visit the Huaqiao across the sea. On the sixteenth and seventeenth days of the lunar month, residents of Meijantou, Meiling, Getang, Wayao and other places decorate with colorful decorations, perform lion dances, dragon dances, and brave dances to go out.

The three wonders of Wuchuan (piaose, clay sculptures, flower bridges) and Wuchuan Lantern Festival are famous at home and abroad.

In February 1987, Sun Danli, a doctor of ethnic music from the Department of Music at the University of Washington, went to Wuchuan to inspect drama and folk art.

On the evening of March 8, 1988, CCTV broadcast for the first time a live special program on Wuchuan Lantern Festival folk art activities.

Wuchuan's floating colors, flower bridges, clay sculptures, movable colored sculptures, and flower towers were invited to Guangzhou to participate in the "China's First Tourism Art Festival" in 1990.

There are several accents in Wuchuan such as vernacular, Dong dialect (Li dialect) and Hai dialect.

The vernacular also has Wuyang accent, Meilu accent, and Tangzu accent.

The largest number of people speak Wuyang accent in Wuchuan, and the accents in Wuyang and Huangpo areas near Zhanjiang are the most authentic.

Wuchuan dialect generally refers to the dialect in Wuyang and Huangpo areas.

One of the biggest features of Wuchuan dialect is its strong ancient flavor.

It is a special mixed language that combines Gaoyang Pian Cantonese, Min dialect, and Slang Old Yue dialect. Some pronunciations still retain the characteristics of Min dialect.

Later, due to the influence of Gaozhoufu vernacular, it gradually became vernacular. However, it always maintained a huge gap with other vernaculars and was unable to communicate with other vernacular branches.

Wuchuan dialect belongs to Wuhua Cantonese dialect and is also one of the representative dialects of Wuhua Cantonese.

In terms of pronunciation, Wuchuan dialect has an extremely harmonious rhythm of flat, oblique and oblique, which is rare in the country.

Regarding the titles of relatives, Wuchuan dialect has quite an ancient meaning.

For example, the father is called Dad or Lao Dou, and some call him uncle or brother; the mother is called mom, mother, or na; the father's eldest sister is called (cup milk), and the eldest sister is called (nufu).

The grandfather is called Ya dadi, the grandmother is Ya Nai, the great-grandparents are called Gongzu and Pozu; the daughter-in-law calls her husband's father and mother the family's lord and mother-in-law; the daughter-in-law is called the bride; the grandfather is called grandpa and the grandmother is grandma;

The mother's brother's wife is called Jin, the grandmother's brother and his wife are called uncle and Jinpo; the son is called Zaier or Maliuzai, etc.

In addition to the vernacular dialects in Wuchuan, there are also Dong dialects (i.e. thunder dialects) and Hai dialects (auspicious omen dialects).

1. The vernacular is divided into two categories: one is the vernacular represented by Meilu dialect, which can be divided into Meilu accent, Tangzhu accent and Changqi accent.

Meilu accent is mainly spoken in Meilu Street; Tangzhu accent is mainly spoken in Tangzhu District in the northwest; Changqi accent is mainly spoken in Qianshui District and Changqi District in the north, and is close to the adjacent vernacular accents of Maoming and Huazhou.

The other type is the "vernacular" represented by Wuyang dialect (also known locally as black dialect).

It is popular in Wuyang, Huangpo, Tangwei, Zhenwen and other towns and streets.

According to statistics, people who speak Wuyang dialect (black dialect) account for more than 60% of the city's total population; Potou District now belongs to Zhanjiang City and used to be under the jurisdiction of Wuchuan County, and 90% of the residents also speak Wuchuan dialect.

Meilu dialect and Wuyang dialect are both vernacular, have the same characteristics as vernacular, and can generally communicate with each other.

In comparison, Meilu dialect is slightly closer to "Cantonese", while Wuyang dialect is obviously different from "Cantonese". This is the so-called "earth".

2. Donghua Donghua is Li dialect, also called Lei dialect. It is very close to Lei dialect in Leizhou and Xuwen areas, and both belong to Min dialects.

It is mainly distributed in Lanshi, Wangcungang, Qinba and other towns.

It is estimated that there are nearly 100,000 Eastern speakers.

These towns are geographically located in the east of Wuchuan City and are connected to Shuidong Town in neighboring Dianbai County. Dianbai County calls the dialect of Shuidong Town "Eastern dialect", and Wuchuan's Eastern dialect is named after this.

3. Haihua Haihua is also called Jizhao dialect and is distributed in the Jizhao area. It is an endangered language.

Lantern Festival Customs From the 14th to the 17th of the first lunar month, the Wuchuan Lantern Festival is very lively. The streets and alleys of Meiyan Street are decorated with lanterns and colorful lights, and there are thousands of tourists, making it a joyful scene.

The Lantern Festival activities are rich and colorful, including lifelike clay sculptures and electric colored sculptures, tall five-level archways and flower towers made of bamboo and wood, colorful flower bridges, and a mighty parade.