Dialect distribution in Xiangyin County

The dialect category of Chengguan Dialect in Xiangyin County belongs to New Xiang Dialect, with many Gan dialect factors. Xiangyin dialect is distributed in Wenxing town, the county seat, belonging to Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan small piece of Changyi piece of Xiang dialect, which is close to Changsha dialect. It is distributed in towns such as Haohekou, Chengnan, Lingbei and Xinquan. Nanhu dialect is close to Yiyang dialect, and Yanglinzhai dialect belongs to Loushao dialect of Xiang dialect. The immigrants from Zhexi Reservoir in Yanglinzhai Township use Dong Tang dialect, while Dong Tang dialect is spoken in Dong Tang, Tangsan, the eastern part of Liutang and a small part of Shitang. Like Miluo dialect (Chengguan), it developed through the blending of old Xiang dialect (Xiangxiang dialect) and new Xiang dialect (Changsha dialect). Most pronunciations are different from Chengguan dialect in intonation and pronunciation.