The Changde accent is similar to the Hubei accent, and this question is wrong in some ways. There are many places in Hubei and Hunan provinces that have similar accents, but the Hubei accent is not an accent at all, and neither are the cities in Hunan province. Here's an example:

The Hunan Changde accent is similar to the Hubei Jingzhou accent, geographically because the city of Jinshi and Shishou and Gongan are neighboring, and there is a historical migration of people from various periods of time. The accent of Yiyang is more similar to that of Ningxiang, Changsha, and Xiangtan, and some of the dialects overlap with that of Changde, but with some differences in pronunciation. Loudi and Shaoyang in Hunan also have a different accent from Changde, and even Yiyang and Ningxiang. When you arrive in Chenzhou, you will find that the accent is actually close to that of Shaoguan in Guangdong. This is because Chenzhou was historically the backyard of Guangzhou. Looking at Hubei, people in Hubei know that the only places with similar accents to Wuhan are Xiaogan, Huanggang, Ezhou and Xiantao. In Suizhou, on the other hand, the accents have all undergone significant dialectal changes. Xiangyang, a city that has been a fortress since ancient times, is actually more of an immigrant from Henan, with the same accent and habits that characterize the people of Nanyang, or as you know it, Henan Province. They love to eat noodles, love to drink and drink well, and have a Henan accent, which is completely different from that of the surrounding areas of Wuhan. Yichang, including more Exi Zone, Enshi and other places, are bordering the Sichuan and Chongqing regions, the accent is similar, the dialect pronunciation is almost the same, living habits are the same, spicy, and Wuhan people actually just like to eat salty and fresh heavy oil taste.

So, Hubei Hunan region exists in the obvious provincial administrative regions are not the same, many living habits and accents similar to the region is actually in our country is not a rare phenomenon, each province has such a situation occurs.

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